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Noun: public house
Usage: Brit
  1. Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
    - pub [Brit, Cdn], saloon [Brit], pothouse [US], gin mill [N. Amer], taphouse [archaic], tavern, boozer [Brit]

Derived forms: public houses

Type of: tap house, tavern

Encyclopedia: Public house