"sly-grog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sly-grogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sly-grog (plural sly-grogs)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A place illegally selling alcohol without a license, or outside of licensed hours. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand

Inflected forms

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