tavern
tavern
Definition
tav·ern (tav′ərn)
noun
- a place where liquors, beer, etc. are sold to be drunk on the premises; saloon; bar
- an inn
Etymology: ME taverne < OFr < L taberna, tavern, booth, stall made of boards, altered by dissimilation < *traberna < trabs, a beam, roof < IE base *treb-, beamed structure, building > thorp
tavern
Synonyms
tavern
Usage Examples
Possessives
- banquet: Magnificent walled Italian gardens, pool, Cook and banquet ' tavern ' in grounds.
Converse of object
- frequent: In the later Middle Ages there were complaints that the Romsey nuns were frequenting local taverns.
- enter: A few unfamiliar faces had entered the tavern, that wasn't entirely unusual but a lone unfamiliar face ordered an unfamiliar drink.
- leave: GO EAST You leave the tavern, gasping for fresh air.
- check: Any time the products can be would check taverns.
- visit: Even in the most obscure communities Americans visited a tavern regularly if not daily.
Adjective modifier
- ancient: Ancient taverns, traditional countryside inns, gastro-pubs and welcoming hostelries are included - all carefully selected on merit with no charge for inclusion.
- traditional: We had excellent lunch at the traditional Greek fish tavern.
- famous: The Smugglers Inn was a famous tavern back in the reign of Queen Anne and it was the headquarters of the Earl of Strathmore.
- old: A pint of ale in a dark corner of an old tavern or two will chase away your fears.
- local: He would sooner buy an opponent a drink in a local tavern than take their head.
Modifies a noun
- ownersby: Closer than g good games for on both the for tavern ownersby.
- brawl: Which famous playwright was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl?
- lobbyist: Vegas Towers To lobby the rating higher than face card or tavern league lobbyist.
- keeper: On 10 February 1616 William's younger daughter Judith, aged 31, married Thomas Quiney, a tavern keeper.
- league: Vegas Towers To lobby the rating higher than face card or tavern league lobbyist.
- owner: Only tavern owners were happy about the high spending on alcohol.
Noun used with modifier
tavern Quotes
There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as bya good tavern or inn.
Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends.
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