pub

¹

[ puhb ]

noun

1. a bar or tavern.

pub.

²

abbreviation for

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

pub

¹

/ pʌb /

noun

1. Formal namepublic house 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
2. a hotel

verb

1. informal.
   intr to visit a pub or pubs (esp in the phrase go pubbing )

pub.

²

abbreviation for

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pub¹

First recorded in 1855–60; short for public house

Example Sentences

And it is true that since Blair was in power the pub culture has taken a beating.

From The Daily Beast

In doing so, he implied the obsolescence of that most embedded of British watering holes, the pub.

From The Daily Beast

I paid a visit Istmo Brew Pub and found their beers undrinkable.

From The Daily Beast

In 2005, Istmo Brew Pub opened as the first of its kind in Panama City.

From The Daily Beast

Following a conversation with Marsh, the two met at a pub in London.

From The Daily Beast

The rest were crawlers, mostly pub spielers and bush larrikins, and the women were hags and larrikinesses.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

“I say you might take a pub—and drink yourself to death,” was added aside.

From Project Gutenberg

"Three thousand miles from the next pub," said Bendemeer, with excessively dry significance.

From Project Gutenberg

Grouchy, Gen. Observations sur la relation de la campagne de 1815, pub.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bar
• inn
• lounge
• saloon
• tavern