barrelhouse

(-ho̵us′)

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

See barrelhouse in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.

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