Sentence:  At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors....In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who <WSD>met</WSD> every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting.