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Barrelhouse
see synonyms of barrelhouseNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Barrelhouse
see synonyms of barrelhousenoun
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
see synonyms of barrelhouse 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.
Barrelhouse
see synonyms of barrelhousen.
1. A disreputable old-time saloon or house of prostitution.
2. An early style of jazz characterized by boisterous piano playing, group improvisation, and a two-beat rhythm.
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