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tavern [ tav -ern ] SHOW IPA
/ ËtĂŠv Érn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
a public house for travelers and others; inn .
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Origin of tavern First recorded in 1250â1300; Middle English taverne, from Old French, from Latin taberna âhut, inn, wine shopâ
OTHER WORDS FROM tavern tav·ern·less, adjective
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How to use tavern in a sentence A few Saturdays ago, a charming teacher asked Katherine Palmer, 64, on a date at a local tavern .
The tavern originally consisted of three keg taps and four barstools alongside the repair pit.
The tavern is the only business in Monowi, and running it is Eilerâs most important and longest-standing job.
I ask her if the news stories and social media â where travelers share proud selfies with her and accounts that specialize in fascinating facts repost images of the tavern â have been a boon for business.
Whoever was elected captain would take them down to the local tavern and theyâd get blasted.
Throughout the years it has also served as a sailor tavern and a high-end restaurant.
She could have auditioned to be the tavern wench or a faerie; instead, she signed on as a merchant, knitting chain-mail bikinis.
So raucous did the celebration get that City Tavern took the unusual step of sending along a bill for âbreakage.â
At the end of the fourth season premiere, Arya and The Hound stumble upon a tavern in the woods.
âI was just with him at the Minetta Tavern , having a martini and a burger,â she says.
Tatham says, "Even the tavern keepers were compelled to exchange a dinner for a few pounds of tobacco."
"I think I'll stroll down to the tavern and see this stranger," I replied carelessly.
It has been years since they have had a license at our tavern , so there was a solitary man in the bar-room when I entered.
To solve this one I stopped on the tavern steps, leaned against a pillar, and gazed through the dozing village.
Longcluse had made up his mind promptly on the night of the billiard-match played in the Saloon Tavern .
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British Dictionary definitions for tavern
noun
a less common word for pub US , Eastern Canadian and NZ a place licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drink
Word Origin for tavern C13: from Old French taverne, from Latin taberna hut
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