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al⋅e⋅gar

[al-uh-ger, ey-luh-]
–noun British Informal.
ale vinegar; sour ale.

Origin:
1535–45; ale + (vin)egar
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al·e·gar   (āl'ĭ-gər, ā'lĭ-)   
n.  Vinegar produced by the fermentation of ale.

[Middle English, blend of ale, ale; see ale, and vinegar, vinegar; see vinegar.]
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