Pub vs Saloon - What's the difference?
pub | saloon |
A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed and also provides food and sometimes entertainment, normally television viewing.
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, title= To go to one or more public houses.
(informal) to publish
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(US) A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
(British, dated) A lounge bar in an English public house, contrasted with the public bar.
(British) The most common body style for modern cars, with a boot or trunk.
The cabin area of a boat or yacht devoted to seated relaxation, often combined with dining table.
(rail transport) the part of a rail carriage or multiple unit containing seating for passengers.
(living room in a house)
As nouns the difference between pub and saloon
is that pub is a public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed and also provides food and sometimes entertainment, normally television viewing or pub can be a publication while saloon is (us) a tavern, especially in an american old west setting.As a verb pub
is to go to one or more public houses or pub can be (informal|transitive) to publish.pub
English
Etymology 1
Short form of public, from public houseNoun
(wikipedia pub) (en noun)citation, passage=Reg liked a chat about old times and we used to go and have a chinwag in the pub .}}
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Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* gastropub * pub crawl * pub quiz * superpubVerb
(pubb)See also
* inn * off-license * tavernEtymology 2
(en) of (publication)Etymology 3
(en) of (publish)Verb
(pubb)saloon
English
Noun
(en noun)- A pint of beer in the saloon bar costs a penny more than in the public bar.