单词 | booze can |
释义 | booze cann. colloquial (in later use chiefly Canadian). An unlicensed bar or other drinking establishment, esp. one set up in a private home. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tavern or public house > illegal drinking-house shebeenc1787 joint1821 kiddleywink1830 blind tiger1857 shanty1862 dive1871 blind-pig1887 speakeasy1889 shebeen1900 booze can1905 speak1930 speako1931 nip joint1936 1905 Little Devil (Los Angeles) Dec. 19 Jeff Davis was looked upon as the reincarnation of Moses, sent to lead civilization out of the wilderness. Jeff would probably lead it to a booze can or a crap game. 1989 J. Batten Straight No Chaser xxiii. 187 I knew about booze cans, but this was my first venture into one. That gave me the edge over Toronto's cops; they knew about booze cans too, but apparently hadn't been inside one long enough to make a bust. 2012 Toronto Star (Nexis) 29 Dec. gt1 He knows how to sniff out an active booze can, scanning for boisterous crowds and taxis lined up where there shouldn't be open bars. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1905 |
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