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Definition of Eating house
1. Noun. A building where people go to eat.
Specialized synonyms: Bistro, Brasserie, Brewpub, Cafe, Coffee Bar, Coffee Shop, Coffeehouse, Cafeteria, Canteen, Canteen, Mobile Canteen, Diner, Greasy Spoon, Grill, Grillroom, Hash House, Lunchroom, Rotisserie, Chophouse, Steakhouse, Tea Parlor, Tea Parlour, Teahouse, Tearoom, Teashop
Generic synonyms: Building, Edifice
Group relationships: Restaurant Chain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eating House
Literary usage of Eating house
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler, Richard Alexander Streatfeild (1916)
"The pair soon afterwards left the eating-house and walked up Fetter Lane together.
... eatinghouse ..."
2. The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's by Leigh Hunt (1848)
"Johnson at an Eating-House. — Essex Street. — House and History of the favourite
Earl of Essex. — Spenser's Visit there. — Essex, General of the Parliament. ..."
3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1913)
"He crossed diagonally toward the eating-house, watching for O'Rourke. Suddenly a
man appeared around the corner of the eating-house, a long-barreled Colt's ..."
4. The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events by Leigh Hunt (1859)
"Ancient State of the Strand—Butcher Row—Death of Lee, the dramatic Poet—Johnson
at an Eating-House—Essex Street—House and History of the favourite Earl of ..."
5. The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy by Leo Tolstoy (1905)
"This doubt is generally settled by the number of men who attend the eating-house.
It is hard for a peasant to feed more than forty, and so, if the number ..."
6. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1888)
"Where such is the case, instead of meaning "due east," it means precisely what
the qualifying word makes it mean.2 EATING-HOUSE.3 EAVESDROPPING. ..."
7. Works by Leo Tolstoy (1905)
"This doubt is generally settled by the number of men who attend the eating-house.
It is hard for a peasant to feed more than forty, and so, if the number ..."
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