a drinking place, esp one of disreputable character
2. Australian and New Zealand informal
a shop where liquor can be bought for drinking off the premises
groggery in American English
(ˈgrɑgəri)
US
nounWord forms: pluralˈgroggeries
Archaic
a saloon
groggery in American English
(ˈɡrɑɡəri)
nounWord forms: plural-geries
a slightly disreputable barroom
Word origin
[1815–25, Amer.; grog + -ery]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: artifact, diorama, norm, pullout, treadmill-ery is a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place orestablishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. Otherwords that use the affix -ery include: archery, bakery, fishery, trickery, witchery