public-house

plural public-houses

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of public house.

   [...] a vendor of shrimps and shell fish well known in various sporting and other public-houses [...]

   1906, Miles, Henry Downes, Pugilistica: the history of British boxing containing lives of the most celebrated pugilists; full reports of their battles from contemporary newspapers, with authentic portraits, personal anecdotes, and sketches of the principal patrons of the prize ring, forming a complete history of the ring from Fig and Broughton, 1719-40, to the last championship battle between King and Heenan, in December 1863, page 97

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   They purſued this indeterminate courſe for ſix miles, when a public-houſe preſenting itſelf to their view, there was a propoſal made to halt for refreſhment, and they diſpofed of themſelves accordingly, as the conveniencies of the place would permit.

   1751, [Tobias] Smollett, “He Is Concerned in a Dangerous Adventure with a Certain Gardener; […]”, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume I, London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC, page 137

   On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect even the most nonchalant.

   1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703