bar·rel·house (b r  l-hous )n. 1. A disreputable old-time saloon or bawdyhouse. 2. An early style of jazz characterized by boisterous piano playing, free group improvisation, and an accented two-beat rhythm. |
barrelhouse [ˈbærəlˌhaʊs]
n
1. US a cheap and disreputable drinking establishment
2. (Music)
a. a vigorous and unpolished style of jazz for piano, originating in the barrelhouses of New Orleans
b. (as modifier) barrelhouse blues
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