different between barroom vs ginshop

barroom

English

Alternative forms

  • bar room

Etymology

bar +? room

Noun

barroom (plural barrooms)

  1. (Canada, US) A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.

Usage notes

In the US, the terms barroom and bar room are uncommon, eschewed in favor of bar.

Translations

barroom From the web:



ginshop

English

Etymology

gin +? shop

Noun

ginshop (plural ginshops)

  1. (archaic, colloquial) A place where gin is sold; a modern-day example would be a tavern or barroom.

Usage notes

Used from the early 1700s to the late 1800s.

References

  • ginshop in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

  • hopings

ginshop From the web:

  • what are gin shops
  • where to buy gin
  • where to buy cheap gin
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