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drinking-up time

drinking-up time noun: the time when customers in a public house should finish consuming their drinks, before closing time.

Noun

drinking-up time (plural drinking-up times)

  1. (UK) The time when customers in a public house should finish consuming their drinks, before closing time.

Forms of drinking-up time

pluraldrinking-up times

Questions about drinking-up time

What does drinking-up time mean?
Drinking-up time means the time when customers in a public house should finish consuming their drinks, before closing time.
What part of speech is drinking-up time?
Drinking-up time is a noun.
What is the plural of drinking-up time?
The plural of drinking-up time is drinking-up times.

Words near drinking-up time in the dictionary

  1. drinking-cups
  2. drinking-horn
  3. drinking-horns
  4. drinking-straw
  5. drinking-straws
  6. drinking-up time
  7. drinking-up times
  8. drinkings
  9. drinkle
  10. drinkless
  11. drinklessness

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