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rathskeller

[ raht-skel-er, rat-, rath- ]

/ ˈrɑtˌskɛl ər, ˈræt-, ˈræθ- /

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noun

(in Germany) the cellar of a town hall, often used as a beer hall or restaurant.

a restaurant patterned on the German rathskeller, usually located below street level.

Words nearby rathskeller

rather, rathke, rathke's pouch, rathole, rathouse, rathskeller, raticide, ratification, ratify, ratine, rating

Origin of rathskeller

1860–65; < German, equivalent to Rath (extracted from Rathaus town hall) + -s 's1 + Keller cellar

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for rathskeller

His glance swept the range of vision and settled upon a rathskeller sign.
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams
Say, they roared it out like so many young college hicks riotin' around the campus after a session at a rathskeller.
The House of Torchy|Sewell Ford
Mr. Scanlon was willing, and so they made their way from the rathskeller into the sunlight.
Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist|John T. McIntyre
Uncle Buzz's message in the Rathskeller the night before had been cryptic to the others but plain enough to Joe.
Stubble|George Looms

It was in the rathskeller that Highsmith made the hit of his histrionic career.
The Voice of the City|O. Henry

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