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Tavern


TAV'ERN, noun [Latin taberna; tab, the root of table, a board.]

A house licensed to see liquors in small quantities, to be drank on the spot. In some of the United States, tavern is synonymous with inn or hotel, and denotes a house for the entertainment of travelers, as well as for the sale of liquors, licensed for that purpose.