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FREE HOUSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does free house mean?
• FREE HOUSE (noun)
The noun FREE HOUSE has 1 sense:
1. a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale
Familiarity information: FREE HOUSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("free house" is a kind of...):
gin mill; pothouse; pub; public house; saloon; taphouse (tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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