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| bar·rel·house [ bárrəl hòwss ] (plural bar·rel·houses [ bárrəl hòwzəz ]) |
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1. seedy bar: a cheap disreputable bar, especially one where there is music and dancing
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2. style of jazz: a loud rough style of jazz characterized by a heavy two-beat rhythm
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| [Late 19th century. < the barrels of liquor along the walls] |
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