A stake or post set up as the sign for a public house or tavern, originally having a branch or bunch of leaves attached, later supporting the…
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shop-front > sign or signboard > specific (5) ale stake1396 A stake or post set up as the sign for a public house or tavern, originally having a branch or bunch of leaves attached, later supporting the… ale-pole1523 A pole or post set up as the sign for a public house or other place where ale is sold; an ale stake. pole1533 A post used as the sign of a particular trade, business, or profession. Chiefly and now only: = barber's pole, n.. Cf. ale-pole, n. three golden balls1748 the sign of a pawnbroker. cigar-store Indian1926 an effigy of a North American Indian, placed outside a cigar-store; also figurative. |
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