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Bride-ale

Bride-ale \Bride"-ale`\, n. [See Bridal.] A rustic wedding feast; a bridal. See Ale.

The man that 's bid to bride-ale, if he ha' cake, And drink enough, he need not fear his stake.
--B. Jonson.

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bride-ale

n. (context archaic English) A rustic wedding feast; a bridal.

Usage examples of "bride-ale".

You must still the shudder that spreads around When Knut Gesling is to a bride-ale bound.