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free house

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌfree ˈhouse noun [countable]  DLBBCin Britain, a pub that can buy beer from different breweries (=a company that makes beer etc), rather than being controlled by one brewery 〔英国可出售各种品牌啤酒的〕自由酒吧,自由酒馆
Examples from the Corpus
free houseOther amenities include a post office and general store, and a free house, the Bricklayers' Arms.Ideally I would like a free house of my own but I have got nowhere to go.The Canny Man's A free house boasting no change in the last 110 years.A free house with a wide range of lagers, traditional ales, wines and spirits.The Hermitage Lounge Worth making the acquaintance of this very friendly free house beloved by Morningsiders.
ˌfree ˈhouse nounChineseSyllable
in that Corpus can pub a breweries different beer from Britain, buy


free house
ˌfree ˈhouse noun [countable]
in Britain, a pub that can buy beer from different BREWERIES (=a company that makes beer etc), rather than being controlled by one brewery


free houseBrE /ˌfriː ˈhaʊs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfriː ˈhaʊs/ 🔊 noun(in Britain) a pub that can sell different types of beer because it is not owned and controlled by one particular brewery (= a company producing beer) (英国,不受某个啤酒厂约束的)酒吧,酒馆   compare tied house