session house
n.— «What happened in the “session house” in Waterford—an open house party known in Dublin as a “free gaff”—can happen anywhere around the country.» —“Sick reality of what has happened that cocaine on your dinner table” by Jim Cusack Independent (Dublin, Ireland) Dec. 2, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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