PUBLICAN
(also see DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT, PEOPLE)
NOUNS – PERSON
► ABRAHAM GRAINS a publican brewing his own beer → L19 sl.
► ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE a publican; a tapster, an innkeeper; from the colour of his apron → c1425 obs.
► ALE-DRAPER an innkeeper or publican → 1747 Eng. dial. obs.
► ALE SPINNER a brewer or publican → Bk1890 sl.
► ALE-WEEAN a female publican → Bk1898 Eng. dial.
► BEGGAR-MAKER a publican → 1790 Eng. dial.
► GAME PUBLICAN a publican dealing in stolen goods or winking at his customers’ offences → c1830 sl.
► GLUCOSE-SLINGER a publican → 1885 Aust. sl.
► KNIGHT OF THE SPIGOT a publican, a tapster → 1821 sl.
► NICK AND FROTH a publican → a1625 sl.
► NICK-POT a publican → 1602 sl.
► TAP-LASH a term of a contempt for a publican → c1648 obs.
► WALLOP-MERCHANT a publican → 1905 Aust. sl.
► YAL-WEEAN a female publican → Bk1873 Eng. dial.
► YAL-WIFE the female publican → Bk1873 Eng. dial.
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