Crossword-Solution: ALEWIFE 7 letters, 53 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 13

Already there, was a hot sun and just breeze enough to send the dust flying down the road, so they were glad to clear their throats with a glass of beer at the ale-stake in the village, where the fair alewife gave Nigel a cold farewell because he had no attentions for her, and Aylward a box on the ear because he had too many.

But here it is hardly called for: the same story is told (on weak authority) of the Alewife, the Three Graziers and Attorney-General Nay (temp.

After he had had some bread and cheese and ale, he had taken advantage of the alewife's absence to ask the child where mother kept her money, and, receiving no answer, had twisted the poor little one's arm until in her terror and agony she had told him of the secret hole in the chimney where the money was kept in a coarse brown mug.

Our fingers are lime-twigs, and barbers we be, To catch sheets from hedges most pleasant to see: Then to the alewife roundly we set them to sale, And spend the money merrily upon her good ale.

Well, though the rogue laugh you to scorne at night, the alewife hath reason the next day to pray for you.