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Meanings of small ale in English

Russian
слабоалкогольное пиво
Spanish
cerveza sin alcohol
Catalan
cervesa sense alcohol

Beer with little or no alcohol content.

Related terms
слабоалкогольное пиво
Usage of small ale in English
1
So he went in to luncheon on bread and cheese and small ale.
Hodge and His Masters
2
He steps forwards and gives me a glass of small ale.
The Lady of the Rivers
3
A cup of small ale, I don't care if I do.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6
4
He can only drink small ale and wine and water; we cannot feed him.
The red queen
5
I let him in without a word and pour him a glass of small ale.
The red queen
6
There was a chine of bacon, small ale, and a plentiful supply of good potatoes.
Hodge and His Masters
7
His wife has a mug of small ale for me, and a heel of stale bread.
The Lady of the Rivers
8
We had small ale and brandy, and oatmeal, of which we made our porridge night and morning.
Catriona
9
I take a sip of small ale.
The White Queen
10
We eat farmer's broth: a speck of overstewed mutton with gruel and carrots, and we drink their small ale.
The Lady of the Rivers
11
The music ends and I spin away to a quieter corner, and Anthony my brother offers me a glass of small ale.
The White Queen
12
I take the letter, and gesture to my lady in waiting that she shall pour a glass of small ale for Sir Robert.
The Kingmaker’s Daughter
13
I sit as if I am his queen, on his right hand, and I let him pour me a glass of small ale.
The White Queen
14
Henry puts a poker into the heart of the fire and when it is hot, plunges it into a jug of small ale.
The White Princess
15
The duke offers me a glass of small ale, which is mulled hot and sweet, to warm me from the chill of traveling.
The red queen
16
They have small ale to drink which the goodwife brewsherself and they give me the first gulp from an earthenware cup which tastes of mud.
The Lady of the Rivers
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