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单词 gin miller
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gin miller
gin miller n. U.S. colloquial (now rare) the keeper of a gin mill; a bar owner; frequently humorous.
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1870 World (N.Y.) 4 Nov. 2/1 Those among them who have noses, possess noses which could be red at any distance... Some of them are Morman [sic] elders with tabernacles in Water street, but the majority are honest millers—gin-millers.
1908 Relig. Telescope 29 July 29 Think of the billions of dollars that would be turned by prohibition from the gin-miller's till to the flour miller's till, from a body and soul-destroying business to wealth-producing business.
1948 Washington Post 14 Apr. C2/1 Installation of television sets in taverns has sent bar and food business soaring, some proprietors say. Other restauranteurs and gin-millers claim video repels paying customers, draws mostly deadbeats.
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