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watering hole; watering spot
noun
a bar or club where alcohol is served; a public hotel US, 1955- The joint was a watering and feeding spot for many of America’s top black sports and theatrical stars. — Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck), The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim, p. 80, 1971
- “Yeah, the Stork. Meet us there.” “Swell watering hole, old buddy,” Rags said. — Georgia Sothern, My Life in Burlesque, p. 268, 1972
- I first met Lance at the outside bar of the Island Hotel, the local watering hole also featuring great food. — Jimmy Buffett, Tales from Margaritaville, p. 166, 1989
- Lou was the bartender down at the Silk ’n Spurs on Geary, Frank’s favorite watering hole. — Seth Morgan, Homeboy, p. 73, 1990
- An eighteen-carat watering hole and safe haven for some of Fulham’s finest denizenry [sic]. — Andrew Nickolds, Back to Basics, p. 3, 1994
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