Red Lion

Red Lion

English

Etymology

By proprialization from red lion. The pub names reflect the heraldic use of a red lion as a symbol for royalty, nobles, valour, and so on.

Proper noun

Red Lion

  2. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia
  4. Any of many roadhouses or public houses, past or present, in Anglophone countries; calques exist in other lands and languages as well.

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