as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
a gin mill famous as the favorite hangout of several noted authors
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Recent Examples of gin mill
What gin mill were Brian Albert and Brian Higgins boozing in before heading over to the Waterfall?
A. Joe Angelo’s Café in Brockton
B. Southside Tavern in Braintree
C. Donahue’s Pub in Holbrook
D. The Hillside in Canton
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024
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
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gin mill
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Last fall, on the second-floor stage of a cramped tavern called Neck of the Woods in San Francisco, Kat Moss was throwing elbows, shoving men twice her size into a packed circle pit and screaming into a microphone. Moss, the frontwoman for the Bay Area hardcore band Scowl, held her own.—
Mike Isaac,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The lucky player bought her ticket at a tavern in Fort Washington, about a 30-mile drive south from Washington, D.C., lottery officials said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Ed Sheeran surprised fans at an Irish pub in Boston with a special performance on St. Patrick's Day.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Ed Sheeran popped up at a Boston Irish pub to perform a surprise acoustic set in front of a celebratory St. Patrick’s Day crowd on Monday night.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps your perfect caffeine buzz comes from a cup of something sweet and creamy, paired with a decadent pasty in a pink-walled cafe.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
19 Mar. 2025
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At Café 2001 — the back-door cafe attached to Japanese restaurant Yess in downtown’s Arts District — chef Giles Clark puts his own spin on his yoshoku-esque specials, inspired by what’s at L.A.’s farmers markets and in his refrigerator.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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In the photo, Weir stands next to the superstar and her sparkling red dress, smiling through his massive white beard and black bolo tie as if he time-traveled from an Old West saloon.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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There was Jade Girl VO (for a judo move), Dog Fart (murky origins) and 1818 (to mark a first visit to the saloon on Jan. 8, 2018).—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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Expert guides navigate rocky trails while pointing out unique geological formations, ancient petroglyphs, and hidden watering holes where wildlife gathers.—
Visit Tucson,
AFAR Media,
21 Mar. 2025
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At least based on the fact that two Jekyll Island watering holes are included in our South's Best 2025 list.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Downtown Sacramento Partnership announced that 40 restaurants, bars and services are participating in a promotion aimed at drawing visitors before and after A’s games at Sutter Health Park.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The hotel is within walking distance of many restaurants, bars, and shops.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Mar. 2025
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The newer Deauville, its restaurants, shops and nightclubs were an enduring draw for locals and tourists, anchoring the mostly low-scale North Beach neighborhood for decades.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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The question of the night is the choice between selling out their souls to the vapid American tourists at the Tropicana nightclub (bad) or singing for their own people on the wrong side of the tracks (good).—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Gin mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gin%20mill. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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