gin mill
Example Sentences
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It took meeting Norma, a young beauty in a gin mill in the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights, to steer him toward acting.
From Los Angeles Times
And me that run a gin mill in Lawrence, Mass.! Do I look like a fall guy?...
From Project Gutenberg
It took ten minutes to reach the tavern; a standard gin mill with a red neon sign proclaiming its presence.
From Project Gutenberg
Saloon bar, for instance, is intended to designate a rather aristocratic place, above the public bar; while the lowest "gin mill" in the United States would be called a "saloon."
From Project Gutenberg
They had a gin mill, and a grist mill, and a sawmill.
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