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Noun: barrelhouse  'ber-ul,haws
Usage: N. Amer
  1. A cheap drinking and dancing establishment
    - honky-tonk [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: barrelhouses

Type of: bar, barroom [N. Amer], cantina, ginmill [N. Amer, informal], lounge bar [Brit], saloon, saloon bar [Brit], taproom

Encyclopedia: Barrelhouse