alehoof
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English ale-hōve from ale (it was used in beer and ale before the introduction of hops) + hōve (“ground-ivy”) (from Old English hōfe (“ground-ivy”)).
Noun[edit]
alehoof (uncountable)
References[edit]
- “alehoof”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.