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grogshop

noun
grog·shop | \ˈgräg-ˌshäp \

Definition of grogshop 

chiefly British

: a usually low-class barroom

Examples of grogshop in a Sentence

last saw them heading down to the local grogshop for a pint of beer

First Known Use of grogshop

1790, in the meaning defined above

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