(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:14:42

Bride"-ale` (?), n. [See Bridal.]

A rustic wedding feast; a bridal. See Ale.

The man that 's bid to bride-ale, if he ha' cake, And drink enough, he need not fear his stake. B. Jonson.

 

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