groggery
/grog-uh-ree/US // ˈgrɒg ə ri //
腹泻,蹊跷,吐槽,腹泻病
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural grog·ger·ies.
- : a slightly disreputable barroom.
Examples
They were passing a low groggery among the pines, when he came out of it, pistol in hand, and impudently ordered them to stop.
And he stepped into the nearest groggery and purchased a pint or more with the money an old friend had given him.
Presently a burst of music issued from the groggery; a tap-tap-tap of feet in rhythm to the click of castanets.
This loft over a former groggery is no place for you: the news will spread from Chincoteague to Arlington.
A face at a window would have been a relief; even the sight of a customer in the noisome groggery that occupied the ground floor.
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