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单词 nip joint
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nip joint
nip joint n. U.S. slang an establishment illegally selling (small quantities of) spirits.
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the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tavern or public house > illegal drinking-house
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1936 Sun (Baltimore) 28 Jan. 9/1 The bills were opposed by..Raye O. Lawson,..who said the legislation would increase bootlegging and ‘nip joints’.
1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 Jan. c1 Federal officials said moonshine from Franklin County has been traced to various ‘nip joints’ in West Virginia, North Carolina,..and Florida.
2001 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch (Nexis) 20 July b7 Two men have pleaded guilty..to allegations that they provided security for a nip joint while employed as Richmond deputy sheriffs.
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