mine host
mine host noun: a person, such as a landlord, who receives or entertains guests.
Noun
mine host
- A person, such as a landlord, who receives or entertains guests.
- In the evening, mine host "entertained" us with his war stories.
- Greatly softened by this soothing beverage, Mr Codlin now bethought him of his companions, and acquainted mine host of the Sandboys that their arrival might be shortly looked for. […] At length they arrived, drenched with the rain […] But their steps were no sooner heard upon the road than the...1840 April – 1841 November, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter number or name)”, in The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1841, →OCLC
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- What does mine host mean?
- Mine host means a person, such as a landlord, who receives or entertains guests.
- What part of speech is mine host?
- Mine host is a noun.
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