1. A public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale
   "The free house offered a wide selection of craft beers from local breweries"

Derived forms: free houses

Type of: boozer [Brit, informal], gin mill [N. Amer, informal], groggery [US, archaic], inn [Brit], pothouse [archaic], pub [Brit, Cdn], public house [Brit], saloon [Brit], tap house [archaic], taphouse [archaic], tavern, watering hole [informal]

Encyclopedia: Free house