public-house
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.33 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "[...] a vendor of shrimps and shell fish well known in various sporting and other public-houses [...]"
- "On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect even the most nonchalant."