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grogshop

noun
grog·​shop | \ ˈgräg-ˌshäp How to pronounce grogshop (audio) \

Definition of grogshop

chiefly British
: a usually low-class barroom
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Synonyms for grogshop

Synonyms

bar, barroom, café (also cafe), cantina [Southwest], dramshop, gin mill, pub, public house [chiefly British], saloon, taproom, tavern, watering hole, watering place

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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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The first known use of grogshop was in 1790

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