n. An establishment where coffee is served to clients; a café.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A house of entertainment, where guests are supplied with coffee and other refreshments, and where men meet for conversation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A house of entertainment where guests are supplied with coffee and other refreshments, and sometimes with lodging; a café. Coffee-houses in Great Britain formerly held a position somewhat similar to that of the club-houses of the present day.
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n. a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
Word Usage
"We had to go through what I call the coffeehouse period, where for a while we sort of said, "Let's just sit around with the troops and talk about stuff and let's be buddies.""