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tavern definition

tav·ern (tav′ərn)

noun

  1. a place where liquors, beer, etc. are sold to be drunk on the premises; saloon; bar
  2. 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

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