English Explanatory Dictionary

hedge alehouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An inferior inn or tavern.

Word forms

hedge alehouse hedge alehouses

Etymology

From hedge (“third-rate”) + alehouse (“inn, tavern”). Compare hedge priest, hedge whore.

Synonyms

alehouse boozer boozing ken bousing ken drinker drinkery gargle-factory gin joint groggery local nineteenth hole pot-house pub public house rummery saloon tavern watering hole

Related words

hedge tavern
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