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ALL meanings of barrelhouse

bar·rel·house
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  • noun barrelhouse a cheap and disreputable drinking establishment 3
  • noun barrelhouse a vigorous and unpolished style of jazz for piano, originating in the barrelhouses of New Orleans 3
  • noun barrelhouse (as modifier) 3
  • noun barrelhouse a small, cheap old-time saloon with a row of racked barrels along the wall 3
  • noun barrelhouse a raucous, driving, unsophisticated style of playing jazz 3
  • noun plural barrelhouse a cheap saloon, especially one in New Orleans in the early part of the 20th century: so called from the racks of liquor barrels originally placed along the walls. 1
  • noun plural barrelhouse a vigorous style of jazz originating in the barrelhouses of New Orleans in the early part of the 20th century. 1
  • noun barrelhouse A cheap or disreputable bar. 1
  • noun barrelhouse A rough and tumble drinking establishment. 0
  • noun barrelhouse (music) A loud, percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns. 0
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