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.

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