Trumpet-shaped ale glasses about 3 feet in height and which hold approximately 1 pint of ale. Made either with a flat circular base or with a rounded hollow bulb. The latter were used as trick glasses.
AAT
3000201256
glasses, yard-of-ale
yard of ale
yard-of-ale
yards o'ale glasses
yards of ale
yards-of-ale
13yrs ago
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