noun
(dated outside Mid-Atlantic US) The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.
(archaic) The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the residents are permitted to meet and converse with each other or with visitors from the outside.
(dated) A comfortable room in a public house.
(chiefly Southern US) A covered open-air patio.
A shop or other business selling goods or services specified by context.
A shed used for milking cattle; a milking parlor.