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opium den
noun
a place where opium is sold and used
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Upstairs, the primary suite adds a wraparound veranda and opium den accessed by a hand-carved ladder.
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He said he taught her to blow smoke that way, drawing on memories of opium dens he had walked past as a child in Shanghai.
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The basement beneath the Pekin is a maze of narrow hallways connecting cluttered rooms that once were illegal gaming parlors, offices and an opium den.
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On this date in 1911, The Arizona Republic reported a raid on the Chinatown district of Phoenix which uncovered four opium dens in full operation.
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Those days died out with opium dens and high collars on dresses.
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