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noun
A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tavern, tap house
History
From German Rathskeller, obsolete spelling of Ratskeller. In English the obsolete spelling has often been retained to avoid the association with rodents.
