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noun
An inferior inn or tavern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, groggery, local, nineteenth hole, pot-house, pub, public house, rummery, saloon, tavern, watering hole
Antonyms: none provided
History
From hedge (“third-rate”) + alehouse (“inn, tavern”). Compare hedge priest, hedge whore.
