An alert young fellow.
Addison.
Syn. -- Active; agile; lively; quick; prompt.
A*lert", n. (Mil.) An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning. "We have had an alert." Farrow.
On the alert, on the lookout or watch against attack or danger; ready to act.
A*lert"ly, adv. In an alert manner; nimbly.
A*lert"ness, n. The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.
Ale" sil`ver (&?;). A duty payable to the lord mayor of London by the sellers of ale within the city.
Ale"stake (&?;), n. A stake or pole projecting from, or set up before, an alehouse, as a sign; an alepole. At the end was commonly suspended a garland, a bunch of leaves, or a "bush." [Obs.] Chaucer.