A faucet, spigot, or tap used to dispense ale from a barrel or cask in a tavern or brewery.
Ale + tap (from Middle Dutch tappe or Old English tæppa, meaning 'faucet' or 'spout'). Refers to the mechanical device controlling ale flow.
The word 'aletap' perfectly captures how specific tools get specialized names in specialized trades—brewers needed their own word for their critical equipment, making 'aletap' a linguistic fingerprint of medieval craft culture.
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