Meanings
noungill-ale (usually uncountable, plural gill-ales)
plural gill-ales
- historicaluncountableusuallyAle made with gill (ground ivy) for flavour and (according to herbal medicine belief) for medicinal effect.
Mungo begins to feel dizzy – almost as if he'd drunk too much claret or gill-ale.
1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 8Synonyms: gill[Appendix:Glossary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAle made with gill (ground ivy) for flavour and (according to herbal medicine belief) for medicinal effect.
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