Word: saloonkeeping
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sa
loon
kee
ping
Definition: The management of a saloon (drinking establishment).
Morphemes:
Affix: saloon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: salon
Language: fr
Decoded: salon
PoS: Noun
Meaning: salon
Affix: keep
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: kepen
Language: enm
Decoded: kepen
Meaning: to keep, guard, look after, watch
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.