public house
noun
British. a tavern.
an inn or hostelry.
Origin of public house
First recorded in 1565–75
Synonyms for public house
See hotel.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for public house
Historical Examples of public house
He was lying in the hedge by the public-house, three sheets in the wind.
The ManxmanHall Caine
No doubt she was still the widow's right hand in the public-house.
Dreamers of the GhettoI. Zangwill
His mind wandered off again to Prince Radziwil and to that day in the public-house.
Dreamers of the GhettoI. Zangwill
There is no public-house in the place, and little temptation of any kind.
Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of ScotlandDaniel Turner Holmes
There was a great lath of a fellow who kept the "Star and Garter" public-house.
RecollectionsDavid Christie Murray
public house
noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012