grogshop

noun

grog·​shop ˈgräg-ˌshäp 

chiefly British

: a usually low-class barroom

Synonyms

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

Examples of grogshop in a Sentence

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

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above