gin mill
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gin mill
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Example Sentences
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It took meeting Norma, a young beauty in a gin mill in the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights, to steer him toward acting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
Classing up a gin mill with Bentwood chairs and imitation Tiffany lamps—set dressing the part of a homey establishment, as it were—Stillman built the first of the great singles bars.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2013
At a Bar in Charlotte Amalie could easily have been just another set piece about a raffish gin mill in which just about every type turns up but the anonymous and unseen narrator.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once more in his career he was trying to get someone to stop using the name Stork Club on a gin mill other than his own.
From Time Magazine Archive
They had a gin mill, and a grist mill, and a sawmill.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
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