A shop or bar where grog is sold, especially a cheap or disreputable drinking establishment.
Formed from 'grog' with the suffix '-ery,' meaning 'a place where grog is prepared or consumed,' primarily used in maritime communities during the 18th-19th centuries.
The word 'groggery' perfectly captures the social reality of port towns—these weren't fancy establishments but rough-and-tumble places where sailors spent their hard-earned pay on cheap rum and water.
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