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pub1 definition

pub (pub)

noun

Informal a bar or tavern

Etymology: contr. < public house

pub2 definition

pub

  1. public
  2. published
  3. publisher
  4. publishing

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pub Synonyms

pub

n.

public house, bar, drinking establishment; see saloon 3.


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pub Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • thatch: A shorter walk in the other direction leads to Tresillian with its thatched pub serving a range of good quality bar meals.

Adjective modifier

  • cozy: It's hoped that this will become a regular brew at this delightful, cozy pub.

Modifies a noun

  • crawl: We went on a pub crawl, we got beered up in every strip joint in town.

Noun used with modifier

  • gastro: Among our portfolio are hotels, restaurants, gastro pubs, leisure industry, healthcare, education and contract caterers.
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pub quotes

God have mercy on the sinner Who must write with no dinner, No gravy and no grub, No pewter and no pub, No bellyand no bowels, Only consonants and vowels.

-Ransom,John Crowe

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