roadhousen.
/ˈrəʊdhaʊs/, U.S. /ˈroʊdˌ(h)aʊs/ 1. An inn, hotel, or other establishment providing accommodation, meals, etc., for travellers; (in later use esp.) a roadside public house catering chiefly to motorists.
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the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > entertainment with food > boarding-house
pensiona1652
boarding-house1728
roadhouse1806
boarding-place1854
hash house1865
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > inn
guest housec1000
innc1230
hostry1377
host1382
harbergeryc1384
hostelc1384
hostelryc1386
harbergagea1400
hostelar1424
hostagec1440
innsc1550
host-house1570
fondaco1599
change1609
auberge1615
sporting house1615
albergo1617
rancho1648
change-housea1653
posada1652
public house1655
inn-house1677
funduq1684
locanda1770
fonda1777
livery tavern1787
roadhouse1806
meson1817
tambo1830
gasthaus1834
estalagem1835
caravanserai1848
temperance inna1849
sala1871
bush-inn1881
ryokan1914
B & B1918
pousada1949
minshuku1970
1806 J. Hassell Mem. Life George Morland 91 The inn opposite the White Lion, was what is usually termed a road-house for carriers, where they leave and take up parcels, and consequently refresh themselves and their cattle.
1857 G. Borrow Romany Rye I. xxiii. 277 The situation of ostler at my inn, the first road-house in England.
1897 Outing 30 492/2 Valuable information as to routes,..distances and road-houses.
1933 ‘B. Ross’ Trag. of Z viii. 126 The roadhouse was a quiet place off the main highway... He asked for a private dining room.
1957 J. Braine Room at Top x. 92 Four months in Warley had given me a fixed taste for either the roadhouse or the authentic country pub.
1989 A. Aird 1990 Good Pub Guide 242/2 Big thatched roadhouse..with droves of red plush dining-chairs and banquettes.
2. Originally and chiefly North American. A restaurant, bar, or nightclub located on a major road, usually in a rural area or on the outskirts of a town or city, typically providing entertainment such as music and dancing, and often allowing gambling.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant > other eating-houses
ordinary1590
chop-house1699
porterhouse?1730
steak house1762
beef-house1807
rotisserie1825
fish-shop1826
supper tavern1841
supper house1855
supper room1858
grill-room1883
teetotum1891
grill1896
bar and grill1903
corner-house1912
bistro1922
roadhouse1922
hot doggery1923
rosticceria1930
dinette1940
British Restaurant1941
drive-through1949
drive-up1956
sobaya1958
carvery1962
ouzeri1964
crêperie1967
steak restaurant1970
sushiya1970
steak bar1971
buka1972
kopitiam1979
bukateria1980
churrascaria1981
parrilla1981
Indian1982
theme pub1983
parrillada1984
restobar1992
1922 Sins of Hollywood May 7 The yachting parties—the wild orgies at road houses and private homes.
1925 J. Dos Passos Manhattan Transfer ii. v. 218 The taxi..stopped in front of a roadhouse that oozed pink light and ragtime through every chink.
1972 D. Anthony Blood on Harvest Moon ii. 18 Across the highway was a roadhouse where, according to the sign, you could dine, dance, and drink.
1999 N.Y. Mag. 8 Nov. 72/2 It was one thing when dirty-dancing race music confined itself to the roadhouse, blues bar, and underclass but quite another when [etc.].
2008 New Yorker 10 Mar. 30/2 To get to the bar inside this minuscule rose-coloured roadhouse, it's often necessary to weave a course through twirling two-steppers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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