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 Literature
He did not like the surroundings, even independent of the villainous odors that rose from the groggery, and those that were engendered in the apartment where he sat.
From Project Gutenberg
Little Tsar Boris of the Bulgarians lay abed in Vienna last fortnight with a pain in the ear, and in Bulgaria many a cafe owner knew not what to call his groggery and it all seemed to be the Pope's fault.
From Time Magazine Archive
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 Project Gutenberg
Each time he informed his assailant that he had severed his connection with the business, but it was not until the red-headed proprietor of a groggery drew nigh with a grievance, that the last straw had been put upon his already overtaxed nerves and conscience.
From Project Gutenberg
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