red lion

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red lion^¹

noun red lions

Canada, US The puma.

Red Lion^²

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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

A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia
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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@misc{red_lion_2026,
  title = {red lion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/red%20lion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}