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barrelhouse

/bar-uhl-hous/US // ˈbær əlˌhaʊs //UK // (ˈbærəlˌhaʊs) //

筒子楼,桶屋,桶房,筒子屋

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural bar·rel·hous·es [bar-uhl-hou-ziz] /ˈbær əlˌhaʊ zɪz/ for 1.

    • : 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.

Examples

  • She snagged a piano and pounded out barrelhouse runs in quirky time as I carried the main thread of the movement on a cello.