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Definition of Groggery
1. n. A grogshop.
Definition of Groggery
1. Noun. (archaic) An establishment that sells alcoholic beverages ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Groggery
1. a barroom [n -GERIES] - See also: barroom
Lexicographical Neighbors of Groggery
Literary usage of Groggery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"Same as groggery. 1790 There are some good taverns also an incredible 1800 Are
they not busy, day and night, at the corners of the streets, at grog shops, ..."
2. Darkness and Daylight; Or, Lights and Shadows of New York Life: A Woman's by Helen Campbell, Thomas Wallace Knox, Thomas Byrnes (1892)
"... groggery NEAR A TENEMENT-HOUSE DISTRICT. have expired and they return to the
places that knew them of yore they are received with applause and honor. ..."
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