TAVERN

tavern. Tavern, n. a house of entertainment for travellers an inn, a house for the sale of liquors

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Tav″ern (?), n. [[OE. taverne, F. taverne, from L. taberna a hut, booth, tavern. Cf. Table, Tabernacle.]] A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor in small quantities.