bidale

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

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

Wiktionary

1. n. 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.

GNU Webster's 1913

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