bidale

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun An entertainment to which persons were invited for the purpose of contributing to the relief of some one in distress.
• noun Also written bidall.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun Prov. Eng. An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief.

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• noun archaic, UK, dialect An invitation of friends to drink ale at a poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief.