beerhouse
Definition
- Noun:
- A place where beer is sold and drunk: "beerhouse" refers to an establishment, typically less formal or smaller than a pub or bar, where beer is the primary beverage served.
Usage Examples
- (A small establishment for drinking beer.)
- (A historical place selling beer.)
Advanced Usage
- "beerhouse act": historical legislation in the UK (1830) that allowed any householder to sell beer with a small license fee.
- The Beerhouse Act of 1830 led to a rapid increase in the number of beerhouses. (A law that liberalized beer sales.)
Variants and Related Words
- Beer (n): an alcoholic drink made from grain.
- He ordered a cold beer. (The beverage itself.)
- Beerhall (n): a large room or building where beer is served, often with long tables.
- The Oktoberfest is famous for its huge beerhalls. (A large beer-serving venue.)
- Beer garden (n): an outdoor area where beer is served.
- They sat in the beer garden on a sunny afternoon. (An outdoor drinking space.)
Synonyms
- Tavern: a place where alcoholic drinks are sold and consumed.
- Alehouse: a historical term for a place serving ale, similar to a beerhouse.
- Pub (short for public house): a more common term for a place serving alcoholic drinks.
Related Idioms
- "On the beerhouse": (informal, British) spending time drinking at a beerhouse.
- He was on the beerhouse all evening with his mates. (Drinking at a beerhouse.)