a drinking club.

(in 18th- and 19th-cent. England) a public house, tavern, or other establishment used as a meeting place by homosexual men.

A tavern, public house, etc., which remains open all night. Now chiefly historical.

a (public) house adjacent to a tidal stream.

A cellar in a German town hall in which beer or wine is sold. Also in extended use: spec. a beer hall or restaurant in a basement.

a tavern or public house open in the early morning.

= free house n.

Used occasionally to render the Dutch and German equivalents (which occur more frequently in their foreign form) in the senses: (a) A…

A public house, esp. one that is gaudily or pretentiously decorated.

A public house or other (often disreputable) establishment offering such entertainment. Also (chiefly U.S. slang): a brothel. Now historical.

a place for the sale of schooners of liquor.

a public house or bar frequented predominantly by homosexual people.

In Spain and Portugal: a tavern or wine bar, usually serving food, typically savoury snacks.

a bar which caters esp. for young unmarried people in search of social companions.

a pub at which theatrical performances take place; a piece of theatre performed at a pub.

A public house, often including a restaurant, selling beer that has been brewed on the premises. Cf. microbrewery, n.

A public house which specializes in serving high-quality food.