grogshop

[ grog-shop ]

noun

, British.

1. a saloon or barroom, especially a cheap one.

grogshop

/ ˈɡrɒɡˌʃɒp /

noun

1. rare.
   a drinking place, esp one of disreputable character
2. informal.
   a shop where liquor can be bought for drinking off the premises

Word History and Origins

Origin of grogshop¹

First recorded in 1765–75; grog + shop

Example Sentences

Groups of men moved over from the grogshop to the chapel door.

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The police barrack at Ballinascarthy was once a grogshop, given by the landlord to a dairymaid who had been long in his service.

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It was all sordid enough, and dirty—a typical frontier grogshop; but the thing of most interest to me was the proprietor.

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The fisherman in the jumper wavered to and fro between Christlove and the ancient grogshop.

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The half-cured drunkard remembered putting down his head, and starting for the nearest grogshop on a run, with a yell.

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