gill-ale

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Noun

gill-ale (usually uncountable, plural gill-ales)

  1. (historical) Ale flavoured with ground ivy.
    • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 8:
      Mungo begins to feel dizzy – almost as if he'd drunk too much claret or gill-ale.

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