dramshop

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noun

A shop selling alcohol.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

noundramshop (plural dramshops)

plural dramshops · alternative dram shop

  1. USA shop selling alcohol.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

From dram (“small unit of liquid”) + shop.

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APA

dramshop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramshop

MLA

“dramshop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramshop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dramshop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramshop.

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