rathskeller
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- noun
- /ˈrɑːθˌskɛlər/
- Archaic
- Desire inspires him to flee his fiaker, but not before he has given his driver enough cash to sustain an evening of lager at the local rathskeller.
Examples
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The rathskeller was an inviting place with rustic decor and a wide selection of craft beers.
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There were rathskellers and coffeehouses.
Fiction book (2002) -
The rathskeller was a large, dark, comfortable room with oak paneling and white tablecloths.
Fiction book (1993) -
Fortunately, at that moment, his supplier came tromping into the rathskeller, hailing him.
Fiction book (1993) -
- Like in a Viennese operetta, the young prince falls in love with the waitress at the rathskeller, and the prime minister is sent to buy her off.
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One sip of Rathskeller beer, and she will remember, suddenly remember, all the good times they had here, before the not-so-good times in Berkeley, and she will thaw, right before his eyes, like Lake Mendota or Monona.
Fiction book (1990) -
These are not my terms, my words, but those of boys and girls in other scenes, on porches in varying lights, and in living rooms and rumpus rooms and rathskellers, and in the woods and fields: confessions, boasts, seductions...
Fiction book (1991) -
Every Friday night, I would visit the rathskeller at my college to enjoy a beer with friends.
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We gathered in the rathskeller below the pub, enjoying hearty meals and local brews.
Synonyms
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A pub or bar where people go to drink
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rathskeller comes from German parts rath meaning 'council' and keller meaning 'cellar' or 'basement'. It first named the drinking cellar under a town hall, so today a rathskeller is a basement bar or restaurant where people meet to eat and drink.