ale-washed

adj

ale-washed

adj

Etymology From ale + washed.

1

Obsolete Drunk; inebriated; acting under the influence of ale or beer.

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.c. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, act 3, scene 6, lines 75–78:

Synonyms: drunk

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