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pub
[ puhb ]
/ pʌb /
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noun
a bar or tavern.
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Origin of pub
First recorded in 1855–60; short for public house
Words nearby pub
Other definitions for pub (2 of 2)
pub.
abbreviation
public.
publication.
published.
publisher.
publishing.
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How to use pub in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for pub (1 of 2)
pub
/ (pʌb) /
noun
Formal name: public house mainly British a building with a bar and one or more public rooms licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drink, often also providing light meals
Australian and NZ a hotel
verb pubs, pubbing or pubbed
(intr) informal to visit a pub or pubs (esp in the phrase go pubbing)
British Dictionary definitions for pub (2 of 2)
pub.
abbreviation for
public
publication
published
publisher
publishing
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