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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Sadly, all the nefarious plotting, indulgent celebrating, and pistol-pulling encounters at the infamous watering hole happened on a soundstage in Manchester. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025 The horses are gathered around the watering hole of the green cup. Han Ong, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025 Unbeknown to him, his squad spent last night at D.C.-area watering hole Sign of the Whale. Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 Green's a former college quarterback and construction worker with a No. 1 hit and his name on a Music Row watering hole. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for watering hole 

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 1 Feb. 2025.

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