saloons
Old West watering-holes
Saloons are drinking establishments, particularly the rough-and-ready bars of the American Old West with swinging doors and long wooden bars.
The word now sounds dated or deliberately evocative of that era.
In British usage, a saloon is a large room for gatherings, or the more comfortable section of a pub.
A saloon car is a sedan.
The cowboys tied their horses outside the saloon.
Ranch hands tending herds
- outlawsFugitives from justice
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- gunfightsArmed combat exchanges
- pokerHearth implement for coals
gambling · wanted · bounty · duels · pistols · spurs · whiskey · dusty
One who serves drinks
- cocktailsAlcoholic blended beverages
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- counterFlat service surface
stools · patrons · mixology · highballs · martini · bitters · shakers · garnish
Drinking establishment
- innLodging for wayfarers
- hostelryLodging establishment for travelers
- taproomBar serving draft beer
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
roadhouse · brewpub · cantina · bierkeller · rathskeller · taphouse · freehouse · locals
Interact socially with others
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
- convivialityWarm, sociable good cheer
gathering · regulars · locals · companionship · chatter · networking · acquaintance · friendship
cowboys
Ranch hands tending herds
poker · gambling · wanted · bounty · duels · pistols · spurs · whiskey · dusty · frontier
bartender
One who serves drinks
counter · stools · patrons · mixology · highballs · martini · bitters · shakers · garnish · liqueurs
alehouse
Drinking establishment
speakeasy · roadhouse · brewpub · cantina · bierkeller · rathskeller · taphouse · freehouse · locals · regulars
mingle
Interact socially with others
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
conviviality · gathering · regulars · locals · companionship · chatter · networking · acquaintance · friendship · rapport
jukebox
Coin-operated music player
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
- sockhopInformal school dance, shoes off
- vintageQuality from past eras
chrome · diner · drive-in · pin-up · hotrod · greaser · vinyl · doo-wop · phonograph · tailfins
- Rocky Mountain WestWyoming, Montana, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, cowboys
- KlondikeKlondike, stampeders, sourdoughs, sourdough, gold claims
- Southwest historySanta Fe Trail, frontier, Old West, Wild West, statehood
- food industryrestaurants, eateries, fast food, cafeterias, catering
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Westernscowboys, western, outlaws, sheriffs, western novels
saloonschurches
Christian houses of worship
tea rooms · ice cream parlors · soda fountains · Sunday schools · chapels
- saloon doorsLouvered swinging café gates
- saloon keeperTavern owner-operator
- last chance saloonUltimate opportunity before failure
- saloon girlWestern bar hostess
- saloon pianoTavern's musical furniture
- saloon barPub's fancier drinking room