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barrelhouses

barrelhouses is the plural of barrelhouse.

Meaning of barrelhouse

Noun

barrelhouse (plural barrelhouses)

  1. A rough-and-tumble drinking establishment.
    • It’s beautiful, but never naïvely so; the pastoral moments were offset by barrelhouse intrusions.2008 January 14, Ben Ratliff, “Jazz Showcase Fever Propels a Mini Marathon”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    juke, juke joint
  2. A loud, percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns.
    • A barrelhouse blues was being shouted over the stamping of feet on a wooden floor. Miss Grace, the good-time woman, had her usual Saturday-night customers.1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 18, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 111

Questions about barrelhouses

What is barrelhouses the plural of?
Barrelhouses is the plural of barrelhouse.

Words near barrelhouses in the dictionary

  1. barrelful
  2. barrelfuls
  3. barrelhead
  4. barrelheads
  5. barrelhouse
  6. barrelhouses
  7. Barrelier
  8. barreling
  9. barrelings
  10. barrell
  11. barrellage

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