gin mill

noun

: bar, saloon

Examples of gin mill in a Sentence

a gin mill famous as the favorite hangout of several noted authors
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When Biden, Sr., was a teen-ager, his mother, Mary, would send him to the local gin mill to retrieve his intoxicated father. Adam Entous, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gin mill was in 1859

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“Gin mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gin%20mill. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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