groggery

[ grog-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural grog·ger·ies.

1. a slightly disreputable barroom.

Word History and Origins

Origin of groggery¹

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25; grog + -ery

Example Sentences

They were passing a low groggery among the pines, when he came out of it, pistol in hand, and impudently ordered them to stop.

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And he stepped into the nearest groggery and purchased a pint or more with the money an old friend had given him.

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Presently a burst of music issued from the groggery; a tap-tap-tap of feet in rhythm to the click of castanets.

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This loft over a former groggery is no place for you: the news will spread from Chincoteague to Arlington.

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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.

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