chocolate house
/ˈtʃɒk(ə)lət ˌhaʊs/Now historical
noun
An establishment whose main business is the sale of chocolate as a hot drink.
- Chocolate houses were much frequented in the 18th cent. (after which chocolate declined in popularity and fashionability as a drink), and were known as places for the exchange of political and literary conversation, news, etc..
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in William Mountfort (c1664–1692), actor and playwright. From chocolate + house, after coffee-house.
- part-timer
- part up (with)
- parturient
- parturifacient
- parturition
- parturitive
- part way
- part-whole
- part-work
- part-writing
- party
- party and party
- party animal
- party bag
- party boat
- party-boating
- party boy
- party cell
- party-crasher
- party-crashing
- party-down
- party faithful
- party feeling
- party foul
- party girl