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Pub Pʌb Drink Landlord Local Noun Bre Lunch

Word pub
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / pʌb / NAmE / pʌb /
Example
  • they've gone down the pub for a drink.
  • a pub lunch
  • the landlord of the local pub
  • he spent all afternoon in the pub.
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pub

(noun)BrE / pʌb / NAmE / pʌb /
  1. a building where people go to drink and meet their friends. Pubs serve alcoholic and other drinks, and often also food.
    • They've gone down the pub for a drink.
    • a pub lunch
    • the landlord of the local pub

    Extra Examples

    • He spent all afternoon in the pub.
    • I had to sing in crowded, smoky pubs.
    • It’s one of those modern theme pubs.
    • Let’s go down the pub for a drink.
    • The corner pub is quite good.
    • the atmosphere of a cosy country pub
    • He’s gone down the pub for a pint.
    • He’s the landlord of the local pub.
    • We stopped on the way for a pub lunch.
    • to go on a pub crawl.

    Word Origin

    • mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of public house.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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