"draft house" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: draft houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} draft house (plural draft houses)
  1. Alternative form of drafthouse Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: drafthouse
    Sense id: en-draft_house-en-noun-BUAe~DH6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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