night housen.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪt haʊs/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪt ˌ(h)aʊs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., house n.¹

Etymology: < night n. + house n.¹

†1. A covering intended to protect a fuse or train of gunpowder from damp at night. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > other equipment

stone-bag1346

night house1632

mealing table1765

tumbler-punch1843

thumb-stall1864

sub-target1902

beanbag1970

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vii. 315 A traine of powder about the touch-hole, and aboue it a night-house to keep the trayne dry from the nights serene.

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

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tavern or public house > other types of tavern

soaking club1694

molly-house1728

night house1728

tide-house1764

rathskeller1768

morning-house1781

free public house1793

lust-house1818

gin palace1833

free and easy1842

schooner-house1893

gay bar1947

tasca1957

singles bar1969

pub theatre1971

theme pub1983

brewpub1985

gastropub1996

1728 Street-robberies, Consider'd 60 To some Night-House they go, (which is another Evil that should be cur'd) where the Watchmen are made drunk.

1765 Ann. Reg. 1764 i. 151/1 They went both to a night-house, where they sat drinking together till it was light.

1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 14 508 The wickets of the night-houses..open only to known customers.

1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) II. 451/2 The men..send to some night-house..to purchase a small quantity [of liquor].

1870 D. J. Kirwan Palace & Hovel xxiii. 481 We are now at Barnes's, a famous night house, or, rather, an infamous night house, in the Haymarket.

1960 R. Davies Voice from Attic iv. 123 Their custom was copied by fast night houses.

1983 Notes & Queries Feb. 24/1 His [sc. Defoe's] main thrust is against the breeding grounds of crime, the night houses where robbers gather.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	night house
释义	night housen. Brit. /ˈnʌɪt haʊs/, U.S. /ˈnaɪt ˌ(h)aʊs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., house n.¹ Etymology: < night n. + house n.¹ †1. A covering intended to protect a fuse or train of gunpowder from damp at night. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > other equipment stone-bag1346 night house1632 mealing table1765 tumbler-punch1843 thumb-stall1864 sub-target1902 beanbag1970 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vii. 315 A traine of powder about the touch-hole, and aboue it a night-house to keep the trayne dry from the nights serene. 2. A tavern, public house, etc., which remains open all night. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tavern or public house > other types of tavern soaking club1694 molly-house1728 night house1728 tide-house1764 rathskeller1768 morning-house1781 free public house1793 lust-house1818 gin palace1833 free and easy1842 schooner-house1893 gay bar1947 tasca1957 singles bar1969 pub theatre1971 theme pub1983 brewpub1985 gastropub1996 1728 Street-robberies, Consider'd 60 To some Night-House they go, (which is another Evil that should be cur'd) where the Watchmen are made drunk. 1765 Ann. Reg. 1764 i. 151/1 They went both to a night-house, where they sat drinking together till it was light. 1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 14 508 The wickets of the night-houses..open only to known customers. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) II. 451/2 The men..send to some night-house..to purchase a small quantity [of liquor]. 1870 D. J. Kirwan Palace & Hovel xxiii. 481 We are now at Barnes's, a famous night house, or, rather, an infamous night house, in the Haymarket. 1960 R. Davies Voice from Attic iv. 123 Their custom was copied by fast night houses. 1983 Notes & Queries Feb. 24/1 His [sc. Defoe's] main thrust is against the breeding grounds of crime, the night houses where robbers gather. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1632
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