bousing ken

noun

A pub; a public house; a tavern.

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nounbousing ken (plural bousing kens)

plural bousing kens · alternative bousing-ken · alternative bouzing-ken · alternative bouzing ken · alternative bowsing ken · alternative bowsing-ken

  1. UKobsoletethieves' cantA pub; a public house; a tavern.

    My doxy stays for me in a bousing ken, brave captain.

    1607–10, Thomas Middleton, Thomas Dekker, The Roaring Girl, act 5, scene 1

    Synonyms: pub

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pub; a public house; a tavern.

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pub
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barbistrohedge alehouseinnloungepubpublicpublic housesaloontavernwatering hole
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