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

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

And it is true that since Blair was in power the pub culture has taken a beating.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In doing so, he implied the obsolescence of that most embedded of British watering holes, the pub.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I paid a visit Istmo Brew Pub and found their beers undrinkable.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2005, Istmo Brew Pub opened as the first of its kind in Panama City.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Following a conversation with Marsh, the two met at a pub in London.
Eddie Redmayne’s Time Has Come: On His Heartrending Turn as Stephen Hawking and Benedict Bromance|Marlow Stern|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The rest were crawlers, mostly pub spielers and bush larrikins, and the women were hags and larrikinesses.
Over the Sliprails|Henry Lawson
Then, after spitting half a pint of tobacco juice into the stream, he turned sadly on his heel and led the way back to the pub.
Over the Sliprails|Henry Lawson
“I say you might take a pub—and drink yourself to death,” was added aside.
The Dark House|Georg Manville Fenn
"Three thousand miles from the next pub," said Bendemeer, with excessively dry significance.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
Grouchy, Gen. Observations sur la relation de la campagne de 1815, pub.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane

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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