Cockale
"Cockale" in a Sentence (3 examples)
That he was asleep a-bed by Ten a Clock: Lov'd Hunting as much as he hated Swearing; and preferid Cock-Ale, before any Wine.
There are also several sorts of compounded ales, as cock-ale, wormwood-ale, scurvygrass-ale, lemon-ale, college-ale, & c. These are to be had at Hercules Pillars, near the Temple; at the Trumpet, and other houses in Sheer Lane, Bell Alley, and, as I remember, at the English Tavern, near Charing Cross.
For your comfort, too, Mr. Bayes, I have not only seen it, as you may perceive, but have read it too, and can quote it as freely upon occasion as a frugal tradesman can quote that noble treatise, the Worth of a Penny to his extravagant 'prentice, that revels in cockale, stewed apples, and penny custards.
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