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GIN MILL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gin mill mean? 

GIN MILL (noun)
  The noun GIN MILL has 1 sense:

1. tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light mealsplay

  Familiarity information: GIN MILL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GIN MILL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gin mill; pothouse; pub; public house; saloon; taphouse

Hypernyms ("gin mill" is a kind of...):

tap house; tavern (a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks)

Meronyms (parts of "gin mill"):

bar; barroom; ginmill; saloon; taproom (a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gin mill"):

alehouse (a tavern where ale is sold)

free house (a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale)


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