"house of call" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: houses of call [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|houses of call}} house of call (plural houses of call)
  1. (UK, historical) A place, usually a public house, where journeymen connected with a particular trade assembled when out of work, ready for the call of employers. Tags: UK, historical
    Sense id: en-house_of_call-en-noun-RxmsVzKf Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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