a bar or tavern where alcohol is sold in small units
dramshop in American English
(ˈdræmˌʃɑp)
noun
Archaic
a bar; saloon
dramshop in American English
(ˈdræmˌʃɑp)
noun
bar; barroom; saloon
Word origin
[1715–25; dram + shop]This word is first recorded in the period 1715–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: anesthesia, cowboy, federation, portfolio, trio