alestake

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noun

A stake or pole serving as a sign at an alehouse or inn, often with a garland or "bush" attached.

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Meanings

nounalestake (plural alestakes)

plural alestakes · alternative ale-stake · alternative ale stake

  1. historicalA stake or pole serving as a sign at an alehouse or inn, often with a garland or "bush" attached.

    Synonyms: alepole, ale post

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA stake or pole serving as a sign at an alehouse or inn, often with a garland or "bush" attached.

Similar
alepoleale post
Also see
alepole

Origin

From ale + stake.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

alestake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alestake

MLA

“alestake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alestake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alestake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alestake.

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