hash house
noun Slang.
an inexpensive restaurant, diner, or the like, that serves a limited number of short-order dishes: We stopped for lunch at a roadside hash house.
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Origin of hash house
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Words nearby hash house
hash buster, HaShem, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, hasher, hashhead, hash house, Hashimite, Hashimoto's disease, hashing, hashish, hash mark
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Example sentences from the Web for hash house
Poor Molly was an indifferent cook, and the food at Rainsford's hash-house was horrible.
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British Dictionary definitions for hash house
hash house
noun
US slang a cheap café or restaurant
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