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Old 04-23-2015, 11:09 AM   #15
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saloon


/səˈluːn/

noun
1. (Brit) Also called saloon bar another word for lounge (sense 5)

2. a large public room on a passenger ship

3. any large public room used for a specific purpose: a dancing saloon

Also from an etymology dictionary http://www.etymonline.com/index.php

saloon (n.)
1728, anglicized form of salon, and originally used interchangeable with it. Meaning "large hall in a public place for entertainment, etc." is from 1747; especially a passenger boat from 1817, also used of railway cars furnished like drawing rooms (1842). Sense of "public bar" developed by 1841, American English.
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