grogshop

[ grog-shop ]

/ ˈgrɒgˌʃɒp /

a saloon or barroom, especially a cheap one.

Origin of grogshop

First recorded in 1765–75; grog + shop

At that time in Los Angeles nearly every other house in town was a grog-shop for Indians.

Glimpses of Three Coasts |Helen Hunt Jackson
We trudged along without a word, till suddenly Mr. Svensen hauled up at a grog-shop, the bar of which was crowded with sea-farers.

The Log of a Sea-Waif |Frank T. Bullen
There must be a boarding-house somewhere near the port—some grog-shop where they could let him have a mat to sleep on?

Victory |Joseph Conrad
She spends her time between the poor-house and the grog-shop.

Rutledge |Miriam Coles Harris

Among the direst is the drinking-place, whether known as porter-house, grog-shop, or tavern.

Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million |Sarah Josepha Hale

grogshop

/ (ˈɡrɒɡˌʃɒp) /

rare a drinking place, esp one of disreputable character

Australian and NZ informal a shop where liquor can be bought for drinking off the premises