English Explanatory Dictionary

red lion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The puma.
name
  1. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia
  2. Any of many roadhouses or public houses, past or present, in Anglophone countries; calques exist in other lands and languages as well.

Word forms

red lion red lions

Etymology

By proprialization from red lion. The pub names reflect the heraldic use of a red lion as a symbol for royalty, nobles, valour, and so on.

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