- ale yard
- noun
: a tall slender flaring drinking glass used also as a measure for liquids — compare yard of ale
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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yard of ale — 1. : a slender horn shaped glass about three feet tall usually holding two or three pints 2. : the amount contained in a yard of ale * * * yard of ale, etc A very long, narrow glass for beer, etc, or the amount it holds • • • Main Entry: ↑yard *… … Useful english dictionary
Yard-Of-Ale — Yard Ein Yard, auch Yard Of Ale, Long Glass, Ells Glass oder Cambridge Yard Glass, ist ein hohes Trinkglas, welches für gewöhnlich zum Konsum von Bier verwendet wird. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Namensgebung und Aufbau 2 Geschichte … Deutsch Wikipedia
Yard of Ale — Yard Ein Yard, auch Yard Of Ale, Long Glass, Ells Glass oder Cambridge Yard Glass, ist ein hohes Trinkglas, welches für gewöhnlich zum Konsum von Bier verwendet wird. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Namensgebung und Aufbau 2 Geschichte … Deutsch Wikipedia
Yard (Trinkgefäß) — Yard Ein Yard, auch Yard Of Ale, Long Glass, Ells Glass oder Cambridge Yard Glass, ist ein hohes Trinkglas, welches für gewöhnlich zum Konsum von Bier verwendet wird. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Namensge … Deutsch Wikipedia
Yard of ale — may mean: *Yard (beer), a measurement of beer *Yard of Ale, a pub bombed during the IRA attacks on Birmingham … Wikipedia
Yard (beer) — A yard (or yard glass) is a very tall glass used for drinking beer; a yard (or yard of ale) also refers to the (variable) quantity of beer held by such a glass.The glass is approximately 1 yard long (hence the name), shaped with a bulb at the… … Wikipedia
Yard glass — Un yard d ale Un yard glass (de l anglais glass signifiant verre, et yard, une unité de longueur) est un très grand verre à bière utilisé pour boire une yard d ale, un type de bierre. Ce verre a habituellement une contenance de 1,4 l … Wikipédia en Français
yard — 1. n. 1 a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre). 2 this length of material (a yard and a half of cloth). 3 a square or cubic yard esp. (in building) of sand etc. 4 a cylindrical spar tapering to each end slung across a mast for a… … Useful english dictionary
yard — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English geard enclosure, yard; akin to Old High German gart enclosure, Latin hortus garden Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
yard — yard1 /yahrd/, n. 1. a common unit of linear measure in English speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter. 2. Naut. a long spar, supported more or less at its center, to which the head of a square sail,… … Universalium
