groggery
Americannoun
plural
groggeriesEtymology
Origin of groggery
Example Sentences
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Folks said the Fire started in a low groggery near the Whitehall Slip.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
There is no tavern and no groggery; but there is a chapel and a schoolhouse.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 by Various
At last––and 102 the gods will not damn thee for musing––you will stand in the band-wagon before the corner groggery and be the object of the admiration of your fellow citizens––perhaps of missiles, too.
From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares
The low groggery in Water street where poor Sinclair made his temporary home, was extensively known as the 'All Night House,' from the fact of its being kept open night and day.
From City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston by Thompson, George
A face at a window would have been a relief; even the sight of a customer in the noisome groggery that occupied the ground floor.
From The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life by Green, Anna Katharine
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