pantile shop
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
Synonym of meetinghouse (“building where Quakers assemble for worship”).
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A presbyterian, or other dissenting meeting house, frequently covered with pantiles: called also a cock-pit.
Era: ca. 1811 (Georgian)
Where it’s used:
Origin
British & Irish English
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811 edition, public domain; Project Gutenberg #5402, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “pantile shop” mean?
Synonym of meetinghouse (“building where Quakers assemble for worship”).
Is “pantile shop” formal or informal?
pantile shop is generally slang.