Ale-house

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of alehouse. alt-of, alternative

    "[…]like a conceited mechanic in a village ale-house, you would set down every one who differs from you as an ignorant blockhead; and very fairly infer that any one who is beneath yourself must be nothing."

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"[…]like a conceited mechanic in a village ale-house, you would set down every one who differs from you as an ignorant blockhead; and very fairly infer that any one who is beneath yourself must be nothing."

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