ale-washed
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ale-washed (comparative more ale-washed, superlative most ale-washed)
- (obsolete) Drunk; inebriated; acting under the influence of ale or beer.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, act 3, scene 6, lines 75–78:
- and what a beard of the general's / cut and a horrid suit of the camp will do among foaming / bottles and ale-washed wits, is wonderful to be thought / on.
Synonyms[edit]
- See Thesaurus:drunk