1
: an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold to be drunk on the premises
2
: inn
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a seedy section of the city's waterfront that was rife with cheap taverns, tattoo parlors, and run-down flophouses
a colonial-era tavern that has been serving weary travelers for two and a half centuries
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Tickets can be purchased at any Montana Lottery retailer (i.e. convenience stores, bars/taverns, grocery stores, and casinos), the lottery said.
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
McEntire is an executive producer and plays the lead role, a woman named Bobbie who inherits her father's tavern.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
Round out the evening with a nightcap at the subterranean tavern–then head to bed, an elevator ride away.
—Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
The first episode takes place exclusively inside Happy’s tavern.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 18 Oct. 2024
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Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
McEntire is an executive producer and plays the lead role, a woman named Bobbie who inherits her father's tavern.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
Round out the evening with a nightcap at the subterranean tavern–then head to bed, an elevator ride away.
—Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
The first episode takes place exclusively inside Happy’s tavern.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Tavern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tavern. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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