Noun: ginmill 'jin,mil
Usage: N. Amer, informal
Usage: N. Amer, informal
Usage: N. Amer, informal
- 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, cantina, saloon bar [Brit], lounge bar [Brit]
Usage: N. Amer, informal
- A building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
"The locals gathered at the gin mill every Friday evening";
- tavern, tap house [archaic], watering hole [informal], public house [Brit], pub [Brit, Cdn], saloon [Brit], pothouse [archaic], taphouse [archaic], inn [Brit], groggery [US, archaic], boozer [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: ginmills, gin mills
Type of: building, edifice, room
Encyclopedia: Gin mill