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Noun: ginmill  'jin,mil
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
    "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the ginmill";
    - barroom [N. Amer], bar, saloon, taproom, lounge bar [Brit], cantina, saloon bar [Brit]
Noun: gin mill
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. A building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
    - tavern, tap house [archaic], watering hole [informal], public house [Brit], pub [Brit, Cdn], saloon [Brit], pothouse [archaic], taphouse [archaic], groggery [US, archaic], inn [Brit], boozer [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: ginmills, gin mills

Type of: building, edifice, room

Encyclopedia: Gin mill