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Definition of Alebench
1. n. A bench in or before an alehouse.
Definition of Alebench
1. Noun. (archaic) A bench outside an alehouse where drinkers can sit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alebench
1. a bench in or in front of an alehouse [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alebench
Literary usage of Alebench
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Lord Macaulay by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1898)
"... indignation : but the real facts were lost amidst a crowd of wild rumours
which flew without ceasing from coffeehouse to coffeehouse and from alebench ..."
2. The History of England from the Accession of James the Second by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1866)
"... without ceasing from coffeehouse to coffeehouse and from alebench to ale-
bench, and became more wonderful and terrible at every stage of the progress. ..."
3. History of England by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1897)
"... indigna- tion: but the real facts were lost amidst a crowd of wild rumours
which flew without ceasing from coffeehouse to coffeehouse and from alebench ..."
4. The History of England from the Accession of James the Second by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay (1872)
"... to alebench, and became more wonderful and terrible at every stage of the
progress. The number of the Irish troops who had landed on our ..."
5. The Works of Lord Macaulay: Complete by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1875)
"... to alebench, and became more wonderful and terrible at every stage of the
progress. The number of the Irish troops who had landed on our shores might ..."
6. The History of England, from the Accession of James the Second by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1886)
"... indignation : but the real facts were lost amidst a crowd of wild rumours
which flew without ceasing from coffeehouse to coffeehouse and from alebench ..."
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