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An unpaired word is one that, according to the usual rules of the language, would appear to have a related word but does not. [1] Such words usually have a prefix or suffix that would imply that there is an antonym, with the prefix or suffix being absent or opposite.
The pub took the concept of the bar counter to serve the beer from gin palaces in the 18th century. [64] Until that time beer establishments used to bring the beer out to the table or benches, as remains the practice in (for example) beer gardens and some other drinking establishments in Germany. [ 65 ]
A pub is a public house or bar. Pub or PUB may also refer to: Pub (Đorđe Balašević album), a 1982 album by Serbian singer-songwriter Đorđe Balašević album; Pub (Denzil album), a 1994 album by British band Denzil; PUB (file type), a Microsoft Publisher document file format .pub, a Microsoft Publishing file extension
Hoi Polloi has been uses as the name of many businesses, including a restaurant in the United Kingdom, [36] Hoipolloi a theatre company based in Cambridge in the United Kingdom, [37] a dance group based in New York City, [38] a woman's boutique in New Orleans, Louisiana, [39] a Cafe-Bar in Agia Galini, Greece, [40] a film crew in the United ...
A brewpub is a pub or restaurant that brews beer on the premises. A beer hall (German: Bierpalast, Bierstube) is a large pub that specializes in beer. An Izakaya is a type of Japanese drinking establishment which also serves food to accompany the drinks. A speakeasy is an establishment that illegally sells alcoholic beverages.
Both establishments serve wine and beer/ale. The term 'pub' (an abbreviation of 'public house') is now used to describe these houses. The legacy of taverns and inns is now only found in the pub names, e.g. Fitzroy Tavern, Silver Cross Tavern, Spaniards Inn, etc. The word also survives in songs such as "There is a Tavern in the Town". [4]
An aptronym, aptonym, or euonym is a personal name aptly or peculiarly suited to its owner (e.g. their occupation). [1]Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post coined the word inaptonym as an antonym for "aptonym".
Marx is reputed to have been a regular visitor to the Black Horse and Harrow pub in Catford, south-east London. [10] Outside of London, the Red Dragon pub in Salford is believed to have been visited by Marx and Friedrich Engels. [11] On the bicentenary of Marx's birth a pub crawl of establishments he was known to drink at was organised in ...