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States like Florida sometimes use the term "freeway" in reference to expressways (at-grade or grade-separated) which are free-of-charge to use. Atari 2600 Originally sold as the Atari Video Computer System (or Atari VCS for short). When its successor, the Atari 5200, was released, the VCS was rebranded the Atari 2600, after its part number (CX ...
The White Swan – Man About the House; The Winchester Tavern – Shaun of the Dead (2004) The Winchester Club – Minder; Windpeak Inn – Skyrim; The Winking Skeever – Skyrim (A skeever is a kind of large rat within the game.) Woody's Topless Bar – Grand Theft Auto III (2001) The Woolpack – Emmerdale; World's End Tavern – World of ...
A tavern or pot-house is, loosely, a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and, more than likely, also be served food, though not licensed to put up guests. The word derives from the Latin taberna and the Greek ταβέρνα / taverna , whose original meaning was a shed or workshop .
“I said I wanted to lose weight this year, so I’m gonna stand on business and go to the gym.” “My boss keeps emailing me on my day off, but I’m standing on business. They’ll get a ...
A bar, also known as a saloon, a tavern or tippling house, or sometimes as a pub or club, is a retail business that serves alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, liquor, cocktails, and other beverages such as mineral water and soft drinks. Bars often also sell snack foods, such as chips (crisps) or peanuts, for consumption on their premises.
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]
Rose Tavern, a pub in Wisbech, Isle of Ely. [3] Vine or Grapes possibly harks back to the Roman custom of displaying a vine outside a tavern or wine-shop, as in The Hoop and Grapes in Aldgate High Street, London (reputed to be the city's oldest pub) and the Vine, Wisbech (now closed). [3] Wheatsheaf, a Wetherspoon pub in Wisbech. [3]
Mistress Quickly has a friendship of long standing with Doll Tearsheet, a prostitute who frequents the tavern, and protects her against aggressive men she calls "swaggerers". [7] At the end of that play, Mistress Quickly and Doll Tearsheet are arrested in connection with the beating to death of a man by Ancient Pistol .