"sluicery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sluiceries [plural]
Etymology: sluice + -ery Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sluice|ery}} sluice + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun}} sluicery (plural sluiceries)
  1. (slang, archaic) A gin shop or public house. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-sluicery-en-noun-rNm6smh4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery

Inflected forms

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