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barrelhouse

bar·rel·house [ bárrəl hòwss ] (plural bar·rel·houses [ bárrəl hòwzəz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. seedy bar: a cheap disreputable bar, especially one where there is music and dancing ( dated )

2. style of jazz: a loud rough style of jazz characterized by a heavy two-beat rhythm

[Late 19th century. < the barrels of liquor along the walls]
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