<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A public place that specializes in serving coffee and other refreshments and that sometimes provides informal entertainment.</li><li>(In 17th- and 18th-century England) a similar establishment where groups met for a particular purpose, as for informal discussions or card playing.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(Used without object) to engage in aimless talk or chitchat.</li><li>(Cards) to make remarks and gestures during play with the purpose of misleading opponents as to the cards one holds.</li></ul>