groggery
Americannoun
plural
groggeriesEtymology
Origin of groggery
Example Sentences
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Folks said the Fire started in a low groggery near the Whitehall Slip.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
The old frame dwelling built by a Swiss sailor in 1840 had become in turn a billiard hall and groggery, a sort of sailors' lodging house and a hotel.
From Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts by Stellman, Louis J. (Louis John)
Some are occupied as dwelling-places, and some are divided into a sort of store or groggery and living and sleeping rooms.
From Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney
He did not like the surroundings, even independent of the villainous odors that rose from the groggery, and those that were engendered in the apartment where he sat.
From Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck by Optic, Oliver
The groggery was filled with men when he arrived, and in the number he found safety.
From Down the Slope by Otis, James
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