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Webster 1913 Edition

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(O. Eng. Law)

The keeping of an alehouse by an officer of a forest, and drawing people to spend their money for liquor, for fear of his displeasure.

scotale ‎(plural scotales)

(Britain, law, obsolete) The keeping of an alehouse by an officer of a forest, and drawing people to spend their money for liquor for fear of his displeasure.