cof|fee|house

cof|fee|house
coffee house, or cof|fee|house «KF ee HOWS, KOF-», noun.
a place where coffee and other refreshments are served. In the 1600's and 1700's, London coffee houses were centers of political and literary conversation, and filled much the same place as modern clubs.

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