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rathskeller

[ raht-skel-er, rat-, rath- ]

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noun

(in Germany) the cellar of a town hall, often used as a beer hall or restaurant.
a restaurant patterned on the German rathskeller, usually located below street level.

1860–65; < German, equivalent to Rath (extracted from Rathaus town hall) + -s 's 1 + Keller cellar

Mller's Rathskeller was the rendezvous of students, officers and all those persons of quality who liked music with their meat.

Then he finished his beer, rose, and proceeded toward the stairs leading to the rathskeller below.

Let hard liquor crouch and tremble in its rathskeller below the sidewalk!

"We'll get a bite to eat down in the Rathskeller," he suggested gaily.

Mr. Scanlon was willing, and so they made their way from the rathskeller into the sunlight.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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