Definition of grog shanty in English:

grog shanty

nounPlural grog shanties

Australian, NZ historical

An informal unlicensed bar and hotel, especially one on a goldfield.
she kept a grog shanty on a diggings camp
Example sentencesExamples
- Having thrown up the odd grog shanty and a couple of planks across the muddy streets, Marvellous Melbourne was officially incorporated as a Town.
- I find her in a grog shanty and have to drag her out.
- The single dusty street was crowded with horsemen and bullock teams even though the inns and grog shanties were crowded.
- We buried him next day on the little sandhill at the back of the grog shanty.
- You came into town and the first grog shanty you hit, you drank all the money away in a week or two.
- We must pull up at the grog shanty and take a drink.
- Grog shanties, dancing and gambling saloons sprang up like mushrooms and throve on the hard-won earnings of the diggers.
- A drover with piles of money arrived at a grog shanty.
- The 'lower classes' tended to frequent grog shanties notorious for filth and crime.
- He devoted most of his time to overseeing the operations of his taverns and grog shanties.

单词	grog shanty
释义	Definition of grog shanty in English: grog shanty nounPlural grog shanties Australian, NZ historical An informal unlicensed bar and hotel, especially one on a goldfield. she kept a grog shanty on a diggings camp Example sentencesExamples Having thrown up the odd grog shanty and a couple of planks across the muddy streets, Marvellous Melbourne was officially incorporated as a Town. I find her in a grog shanty and have to drag her out. The single dusty street was crowded with horsemen and bullock teams even though the inns and grog shanties were crowded. We buried him next day on the little sandhill at the back of the grog shanty. You came into town and the first grog shanty you hit, you drank all the money away in a week or two. We must pull up at the grog shanty and take a drink. Grog shanties, dancing and gambling saloons sprang up like mushrooms and throve on the hard-won earnings of the diggers. A drover with piles of money arrived at a grog shanty. The 'lower classes' tended to frequent grog shanties notorious for filth and crime. He devoted most of his time to overseeing the operations of his taverns and grog shanties.
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