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From hedge (“third-rate”) + alehouse (“inn, tavern”). Compare hedge priest, hedge whore.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hedge alehouse
Today it means: An inferior inn or tavern. Full definition →
Today it means: An inferior inn or tavern. Full definition →
From hedge (“third-rate”) + alehouse (“inn, tavern”). Compare hedge priest, hedge whore.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.