pothouse

A noun referring to a tavern or pub, typically a building with a bar and public rooms that often provides light meals.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une taverne ou un pub, généralement un établissement doté d'un bar et de salles communes, où l'on sert souvent des en-cas légers.

1. Tavern or Pub C1 informal british

   A small, often rough or low-class establishment where alcoholic drinks are sold and sometimes light meals are served.

   • They spent the evening in a local pothouse near the docks.
   • The old pothouse was known for its cheap ale and rowdy crowd.
   • He found shelter from the rain in a dimly lit pothouse.

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   Synonymes: alehousebardivegin millpubtavernwatering hole

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