tavern keeper

collocation in English

meaningsoftavernandkeeper

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tavern
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtæv.ən/us
/ˈtæv.ɚn/
a place where alcohol is sold ...
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keeper
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkiː.pər/us
/ˈkiː.pɚ/
a person who takes care of animals or is in charge of valuable objects, a ...
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(Definition oftavernandkeeperfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He was thus hearkening back to earlier colonial times, in keeping with his humbling experience of having lost an assembly seat to atavernkeeperfor want of campaigning.
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My researches reveal that his father was described as either atavernkeeperor a butcher.
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A homeowner andtavernkeeper, he participated in the community, becoming a member of the fire association and a constable.
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In 1908, the penalties were increased so that atavernkeeperwho served a minor could be jailed.
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The only person convicted was atavernkeepercharged with grave robbing.
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He was a farmer,tavernkeeper, truck driver, and then he decided to go into the bulldozing and construction business.
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Wine growers and tavern keepers concealed wine and falsified their methods of selling it to take advantage of lower tax rates.
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Inn and tavern keepers tended to favor flat, wooden signs that hung at a right angle to the building.
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Besides his father, the family included farmers, militia leaders, and tavern keepers.
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During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, trade signs advertised the variety of goods and services that craftspeople, merchants, and inn and tavern keepers offered.
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