pub crawl

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noun

an instance or period of pub-crawling.

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Also pub-crawl.

Origin of pub crawl

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby pub crawl

ptyalocele, p-type, Pu, pub, pubarche, pub crawl, pub date, pube, puberal, pubertal, puberty

Other definitions for pub crawl (2 of 2)

pub-crawl

[ puhb-krawl ]

/ ˈpʌbˌkrɔl /

verb (used without object)

to have drinks at one bar after another.

noun

pub crawl.

Origin of pub-crawl

First recorded in 1935–40

OTHER WORDS FROM pub-crawl

pub-crawler, noun

How to use pub crawl 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

“Now get on your knees and crawl,” he demanded with the slap of a leather horse crop against the palm of his hand.
Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Crawl up there again, Sarge, and look straight down at the first ledge from the bottom.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
In a moment it began to crawl down the side of the street, seeming to fill the whole city with silence.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
In the first place, as to hours—they never leave the ball-room until utterly exhausted, and scarcely fit to crawl to bed.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Bud slid noiselessly out of the car and under it, head to the rear where he could crawl out quickly.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for pub crawl

pub-crawl

/ informal, mainly British /

noun

a drinking tour of a number of pubs or bars

verb

(intr) to make such a tour

Derived forms of pub-crawl

pubcrawler, noun

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