"basket house" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-basket house.ogg [Australia] Forms: basket houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} basket house (plural basket houses)
  1. (idiomatic) A cafe or similar establishment where musical performances are given and the performers are then paid with money placed in a basket by members of the audience. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: basket-house, baskethouse Hypernyms: house
    Sense id: en-basket_house-en-noun-yEJIVmVd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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