单词 | pothouse |
释义 | pothouse (once / 46533 pages) n WORD FAMILY pothouse: pothouses USAGE EXAMPLESSo late yesterday we arrived at a solitary pothouse, the filth of which no pen can describe. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartho...(2012) Why prose should lag behind its sister arts I can't say; possibly because every pothouse politician is supposed to speak it. Huneker, James, Unicorns(2012) "Don't attempt to soften me with pothouse endearments," said John, fiercely. MacKenzie, Compton, Poor Relations(2012) n tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals Syn|Hypo|Hyper gin mill, pub, public house, saloon, taphouse alehouse a tavern where ale is sold free housea public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale tap house, tavern a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks |
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