gin mill

[ jin ]

/ dʒɪn /

a bar or saloon, especially a cheap or disreputable one.

Origin of gin mill

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

gimp, gimpy, gin, gin and tonic, gin block, gin mill, gin palace, gin rickey, gin rummy, gin sling, gina

Soon I saw him go into the gin-mill, the crowd following him, and the noise of voices grew louder.

Vandemark's Folly |Herbert Quick
I, who went into the gin-mill with the other sailors, was foolish enough to drink, and was drugged and crimped as they were.

Trent's Trust and Other Stories |Bret Harte
"It does them as much good to let me take it as to chuck it over a gin-mill bar," he explained.

On Canada's Frontier |Julian Ralph
You've no business in this House; you belong in a gin-mill!'

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

He had been gin-mill keeper, hotel proprietor, and theatrical manager, and had saved money.

The Autobiography of a Thief |Hutchins Hapgood