basket house
basket house noun: a cafe or similar establishment where musical performances are given and the performers are then paid with money placed in a basket by members of the audience.
Noun
basket house (plural basket houses)
- A cafe or similar establishment where musical performances are given and the performers are then paid with money placed in a basket by members of the audience.
- Like a union is what some bearded beatniks and long-tressed girls are trying to form at Greenwich Village "Basket Houses." "Basket Houses" are coffee houses where they pass the basket to collect tips for the entertainers, who are not on the payroll.1964 August 12, “Beatniks After More Bread”, in Eugene Register-Guard, retrieved 08 Aug 2011
- Next month the Four Winds, an old cafe and the last basket house in the Village, will close to make way for a dress shop.1969 January 9, “The Scene That Ended”, in Village Voice, retrieved 08 Aug 2011, page 55
Forms of basket house
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Questions about basket house
- What does basket house mean?
- Basket house means a cafe or similar establishment where musical performances are given and the performers are then paid with money placed in a basket by members of the audience.
- What part of speech is basket house?
- Basket house is a noun.
- What is the plural of basket house?
- The plural of basket house is basket houses.
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