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BARRELHOUSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does barrelhouse mean?
• BARRELHOUSE (noun)
The noun BARRELHOUSE has 1 sense:
1. a cheap drinking and dancing establishment
Familiarity information: BARRELHOUSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cheap drinking and dancing establishment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
barrelhouse; honky-tonk
Hypernyms ("barrelhouse" is a kind of...):
bar; barroom; ginmill; saloon; taproom (a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter)
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