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tavern

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tav·ern  (tvrn)
n.
1. An establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises.
2. An inn for travelers.

[Middle English taverne, from Old French, from Latin taberna, hut, tavern, probably from *traberna, from trabs, trab-, beam; see trave.]

tavern
Noun
1. Old-fashioned a pub
2. US, Canad, Austral & NZ a place licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drink [Latin taberna hut]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.taverntavern - a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
beer garden - tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served
bucket shop - (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
gin mill, pothouse, pub, public house, taphouse, saloon - tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
rathskeller - a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall
shebeen - unlicensed drinking establishment

tavern
noun inn, bar, pub (informal), chiefly Brit. public house, watering hole (facetious), (slang) boozer Brit., Austral., N.Z. (informal) beer parlour Canad. beverage room Canad. hostelry, alehouse (archaic) taproom
Translations
Spanish tavern [ˈtævən] n (old) → posada, fonda
French tavern [ˈtævən] ntaverne f
German tavern [ˈtævən] nTaverne f
Italian tavern [ˈtævən] ntaverna

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2 is the door that comes out into that little close alley between the tavern and the old rattle trap of a brick store.
As to the manner in which he (or they) obtained access to the roof of the tavern, it is to be remarked that the third house, lower down in the street, was empty, and under repair--that a long ladder was left by the workmen, leading from the pavement to the top of the house-- and that, on returning to their work, on the morning of the 27th, the men found the plank which they had tied to the ladder, to prevent anyone from using it in their absence, removed, and lying on the ground.
Then we went to a tavern to have coffee and liqueurs.
 
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