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Synonyms for tavern

Grammar : Noun
Spell : tav-ern
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæv ərn

Top 10 synonyms for tavern
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Définition of tavern

Origin :
  • late 13c., "wine shop," later "public house" (mid-15c.), from Old French taverne (mid-13c.) "shed made of boards, booth, stall," also "tavern, inn," from Latin taberna "shop, inn, tavern," originally "hut, shed," possibly by dissimilation from *traberna, from trabs (genitive trabis) "beam, timber."
  • noun business establishment for serving drink, food
Example sentences :
  • Almost every tavern of note about town hath or had its club.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 267, August 4, 1827 » by Various
  • We found them at a sort of tavern, where were the English Governor and his escort at the time.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • This was a bad beginning, and by the time we reached a tavern, I was ready to anchor.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • He tells you of his coming as he might notify a tavern wench.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Springfield had a church, and a school, and a post office, and a tavern.
  • Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
  • I'm at this moment obliged to two strangers for a tavern bill!'
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • George Wallis and family arrived this year and opened a tavern.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • It is the only tavern in the village, and for neatness and comfort can not easily be surpassed.
  • Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
  • This tavern has now been kept as an inn during more than a century.
  • Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
  • As early as the year 1798 there was a tavern about a mile from the Ridges, toward Groton.
  • Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
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