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barrelhouse
[ bar-uhl-hous ]
noun
, plural bar·rel·hous·es [bar, -, uh, l-hou-ziz]
- a cheap saloon, especially 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.
- a vigorous style of jazz originating in the barrelhouses of New Orleans in the early part of the 20th century.
barrelhouse
/ ˈbærəlˌhaʊs /
noun
- a cheap and disreputable drinking establishment
- a vigorous and unpolished style of jazz for piano, originating in the barrelhouses of New Orleans
- ( as modifier )
barrelhouse blues
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barrelhouse1
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Example Sentences
She snagged a piano and pounded out barrelhouse runs in quirky time as I carried the main thread of the movement on a cello.
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