单词 | spirit grocer |
释义 | > as lemmasspirit grocer spirit grocer n. chiefly Irish English and Australian (now chiefly historical) a grocer licensed to sell alcoholic spirits. ΚΠ 1828 Belfast News Let. 11 Jan. The spirit grocers..were indicted for selling liquor to be consumed on their premises. 1921 ‘I. O.’ Admin. Ireland, 1920 xii. 346 Considerable damage was done to property, mainly spirit-grocers and public houses. 2015 Hist. Ireland 23 30/3 When William Wilson, a spirit grocer, was caught at Ballymurphy in 1866 he was fined the maximum of 40/-. < as lemmas |
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