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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ale/eɪl/

▶noun chiefly Brit. beer other than lager, stout, or porter.

■ N. Amer. beer brewed by top fermentation.

– origin OE alu, ealu, of Gmc origin.

'ale' also found in these Oxford entries:

Adam's ale - barley wine - bridal - brown ale - burton - butt - cake - costmary - ginger ale - posset - real ale - wassail - yard of ale

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