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Definition of pub - 5 dictionary results

pub

  [puhb]
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–noun
a bar or tavern.
Origin:
1855–60; short for public house

pub.

 
1. public.
2. publication.
3. published.
4. publisher.
5. publishing.
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pub   (pŭb)   
n.  A place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold and drunk.

[Short for public house.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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pub 
1859, slang shortening of public house, which originally meant "any building open to the public" (1574), then "inn that provides food and is licensed to sell ale, wine, and spirits" (1669), and finally "tavern" (1768). Pub crawl first attested 1910 in British slang.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : pub
Spanish: bar,
German: das Gericht,
Japanese: 酒場
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PUB
1. PUBlishing. A 1972 text-formatting language for TOPS-10, with syntax based on SAIL. Influenced TeX and Scribe. ["PUB: The Document Compiler", Larry Tesler, Stanford AI Proj Op Note, Sept 1972].
2. /pub, the top-level, publicly accessible directory on most anonymous FTP archives. This is usually where the interesting files are. See pubic directory.

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