ginmill
- noun
- /ˈdʒɪnˌmɪl/
- Archaic
:
bar
- After work, we often meet at the local ginmill for drinks and laughter.
Examples
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They discovered a hidden ginmill that had the cheapest beers around.
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It's the same people, you know, in the meetings and in the ginmills.
Fiction book (1994) -
The small ginmill on the corner serves the best cocktails in town.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A place where people buy and drink alcoholic drinks
314
5.1
An informal place like a bar or club
75
5.8
A place where people drink alcohol and talk
16
3.4
A bar or pub where people meet to drink and talk
14
4.0
A room where people drink alcohol at a counter
2
5.6
A room in a brewery or bar where people buy and drink beer at the counter
1
8.8
A cheap bar where people drink and are often rowdy
1
8.1
A pub or bar where people go to drink
A cheap run-down bar where people drink and smoke
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
The word ginmill comes from gin, the 'drink', and mill, a 'place that makes things'. Think of it as a 'gin factory' where people gather to drink, which is why it became slang for a cheap bar.