Barrelhouse (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural bar·rel·hous·es [bar-uhl-hou-ziz] /ˈbær əlˌhaʊ zɪz/ for 1.
  1. 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.
  2. a vigorous style of jazz originating in the barrelhouses of New Orleans in the early part of the 20th century.
noun
  1. a cheap and disreputable drinking establishment
    • a vigorous and unpolished style of jazz for piano, originating in the barrelhouses of New Orleans
    • (as modifier)
Barrelhouse (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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