Hypertext Webster Gateway: "alehouse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Alehouse \Ale"house`\, n.
A house where ale is retailed; hence, a tippling house.
--Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
alehouse
n : a tavern where ale is sold
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