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
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Originally Published: April 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM EDT Most Popular Most Popular CT town bans cigarettes, marijuana smoking and vaping on municipal property Longtime watering hole in historic CT building up for sale. From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025 But a new Virginia Key watering hole is committed to celebrating for his legacy. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025 Sometimes, those groups combine in much larger clans of up to 1,000 animals around a vital resource like a watering hole. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025 Drivers interacted in the municipalities, stayed in local fishing camps, became annual regulars at local watering holes. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for watering hole

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 13 May. 2025.

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