watering hole


noun Informal.

a bar, nightclub, or other social gathering place where alcoholic drinks are sold.
Also called watering place, watering spot.

Example sentences from the Web for watering hole

  • The Rock Springs watering-hole was in a hilly region, broken here and there by stony gulches.

    The Delafield Affair |Florence Finch Kelly

British Dictionary definitions for watering hole

watering hole

noun

a pool where animals drink; water hole
facetious, slang a pub