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Definitions for: Tavern
[n] a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
Webster (1913) Definition: Tav"ern, n. [OE. taverne, F. taverne, from L. taberna a
hut, booth, tavern. Cf. Table, Tabernacle.]
A public house where travelers and other transient guests are
accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel;
especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell
liquor in small quantities.
Synonyms: tap house
See Also: beer garden, bucket shop, building, edifice, gin mill, pothouse, pub, public house, rathskeller, saloon, shebeen, taphouse
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