barrelhouse
Plural: barrelhouses
Noun
- a cheap drinking and dancing establishment
- A rough-and-tumble drinking establishment.
- A loud, percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns.
Origin / Etymology
From barrel + house. Originally used to refer specifically to a bar that served whiskey directly from the barrel.
Synonyms
honky-tonk, juke, juke joint
Scrabble Score: 16
barrelhouse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordbarrelhouse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
barrelhouse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
barrelhouse is a valid Words With Friends word