tavern UK /ˈtævən/US /ˈtævəɹn/ noun2 •A restaurant or bar. •(old-fashioned) A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and offering sleeping accommodations for travelers.Dreaming when Dawn's Left Hand was in the Sky / I heard a Voice within the Tavern cry, / "Awake, my Little ones, and fill the Cup / Before Life's Liquor in its Cup be dry." — 1859 formstaverns