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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

tavern [ˈtævən] n (old) → posada, fonda
tavern [ˈtævən] ntaverne f
tavern [ˈtævən] nTaverne f
tavern [ˈtævən] ntaverna

tavern
n tavern [ˈtӕvən]
an inn or public house The travellers stopped at a tavern for a meal and a mug of ale. taverne حانَه، خان، فَنْدُق хан hostinec kro; beværtning die Taverne ταβέρνα taberna kõrts میخانه؛ مسافرخانه krouvi auberge פּוּנדָק सराय gostionica, krčma kocsma rumah minum krá taverna 居酒屋 선술집 smuklė taverna; krodziņš tavern taveerne vertshus, kro gospoda hospedaria han; tavernă, cârciumă таверна hostinec, krčma krčma taverna värdshus ที่พักคนเดินทาง meyhane 小酒館;小旅館, 客棧 таверна; закусочна سرائے، شراب خانہ quán trọ ,


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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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