Word | publican |
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Definition | n. A person who manages a pub. |
Sentence | Before he became a man of industry, Arkwright was a publican, a wigmaker, and a barber-surgeon with a speciality in pulling teeth and bleeding those who were unwell. |
Source | At Home, Bill Bryson |
Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary
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