pub
pronunciation
How to pronounce pub in British English:
UK [pʌb]
How to pronounce pub in American English:
US [pʌb]
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- Noun:
- tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
Word Origin
- pub (n.)
- 1859, slang shortening of public house (see public (adj.)), which originally meant "any building open to the public" (1570s), then "inn that provides food and is licensed to sell ale, wine, and spirits" (1660s), and finally "tavern" (1768). Pub crawl first attested 1910 in British slang.
Example
- 1. In britain , pub ownership comes in three forms .
- 2. The n he quickly left the pub .
- 3. Could a village exist without a pub ?
- 4. We stopped in a pub for a drink .
- 5. They can thus be delivered warm and then chilled in the pub .