watering hole

noun

1
2
: a place where people gather socially
especially : watering place sense 3

Examples of watering hole in a Sentence

supposedly, that Broadway hangout was the favorite watering hole for 1940s celebrities
Recent Examples on the Web Miles Howard, founder and lead organizer of the Boston’s Walking City Trail, is often seen leading groups through the forests, wetlands, beaches, and industrial zones within the greater Boston area (or recuperating at a local watering hole or ramen counter). Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024 The novel is set the hauntingly beautiful but treacherous landscape of Georgia, where on a balmy Southern night at a local watering hole, a murder and mysterious disappearance set the stage for an unlikely detective — the doyenne of Savannah society, Morgana Musgrove. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024 The hotel’s wastewater is treated and released into nearby watering holes for the benefit of wildlife. Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024 Anyone who’s likely to give Steele a hard time at a questionable watering hole probably wouldn’t want to try something in front of the star of Talladega Nights — a dynamic the pair acknowledge throughout their weeks-long trek from New York to Los Angeles. Samantha Allen, Them, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for watering hole 

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Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of watering hole was in 1776

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“Watering hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watering%20hole. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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