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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

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

First Known Use of grogshop

1790

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