This morning, the O.E.D. tweeted as their “Word of the Day,” the all but obselete word “alebush,” which they define as a “n. A bunch of ivy or other plant hung up as a tavern sign.”
Illustration by Imogen Foxell.
Here’s the full entry from the O.E.D., revised in 2012:
I would certainly like to see more bars, and especially beer gardens, using bushes and trees to mark their spaces.