What does ale-bush mean?

ale-bush

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Frequency: 3.62 in modern English

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"for I might haue had a pumpe set vp with as good Marche beere as this was, and nere set vp an ale-bush for the matter."
"Copernicus grinned amorously at the ruddy stout damsel who stood, presenting arms akimbo, under the ale-bush in the latticed porch."
"The place was really no more than a cottage, wattle-daubed walls and a thatched roof with an ale bush pushed under the eaves."

ale-bushes (plural) alebush (alternative)

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