English Dictionary

basket house

noun

(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.

I put the dirty laundry in the basket.

意味（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.

Like a union is what some bearded beatniks and long-tressed girls are trying to form at Greenwich Village Basket Houses. Basket Houses are coffee houses where they pass the basket to collect tips for the entertainers, who are not on the payroll.