单词 | barrelhouse |
释义 | barrelhouse /bar"euhl hows'/, n. , pl. barrelhouses /-how'ziz/ for 1. 1. a cheap saloon, esp. one in New Orleans in the early part of the 20th century: so called from the racks of liquor barrels originally placed along the walls. 2. a vigorous style of jazz originating in the barrelhouses of New Orleans in the early part of the 20th century. [1880-85, Amer.; BARREL + HOUSE] |
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