gasthaus

[ gahst-hous ]

/ ˈgɑstˌhaʊs /

a German inn or tavern.

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First recorded in 1825–35, gasthaus is from the German word Gasthaus guesthouse

Gasthaus opposite, a shanty, with a beer-glass, coffee-cup and saucer rudely painted on its whitewashed boards.
Julia Ward Howe|Laura E. Richards
At one of these solemn villages the postilion stopped at a “gasthaus” to bait his horses.
Bubbles from the Brunnens of Nassau|Francis Bond Head
We found convent, gasthaus, and sentiment, without any pre-occupants.
A Residence in France|J. Fenimore Cooper
In my search for a cheap German gasthaus I walked nearly all over the city.
The Land of Thor|J. Ross Browne

In later days, under a new proprietor, the house came to be more ambitiously christened "Gasthaus zum Deutschen Hof."
Odd Bits of History|Henry W. Wolff