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Definition of 'barrelhouse'

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barrelhouse in British

(ˈbærəlˌhaʊs )
noun
1. US
a cheap and disreputable drinking establishment
2. 
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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barrelhouse in American

(ˈbærəlˌhaʊs ; barˈəlhousˌ; ˈbɛrəlˌhaʊs ; berˈəlhousˌ)
US
noun
1. 
a small, cheap old-time saloon with a row of racked barrels along the wall
2. 
a raucous, driving, unsophisticated style of playing jazz
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Trends of 'barrelhouse'

Used Rarely. barrelhouse is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'barrelhouse'

  • -barreled
  • barrelful
  • barrelhead
  • barrelhouse
  • barrelled
  • -barrelled
  • barrelling

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Related Terms of 'barrelhouse'

  • barrel-house jazz

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Definition of barrelhouse from the Collins English Dictionary

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