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noun
Relatively small venues offering evening entertainment such as music and comedy, from the point of view of the entertainers who find work there.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, informal
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From the ubiquity of chicken served in a basket in entertainment venues in the 1970s.
