taproom

English

Alternative forms

• tap room

Etymology

From tap +‎ room.

Noun

taproom (plural taprooms)

1. A room where alcoholic beverages are served on tap; a bar or barroom. [from early 19th c.]

   Synonym: tap

   Dusty left the taproom of the tavern and wandered into the small arcade in back.

   • 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703:

     On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect even the most nonchalant.

Translations

room where alcoholic beverages are served on tap

• Ido: drinko-fumeyo
• Scottish Gaelic: seòmar-òil m

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