mine host
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (archaism, humorous) A person, such as a landlord, who receives or entertains guests.
- In the evening, mine host "entertained" us with his war stories.
- 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:
- 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 landlord, who had been at the outer door anxiously watching for their coming, rushed into the kitchen and took the cover off.
Usage notes[edit]
- Sometimes misspelled mein host, as if German.