shot house
n.— «A liquor store can’t sell on credit or after hours or to minors. A bootlegger or a shot house can sell all night.» —“Liquor Agents Say white Lightning May Be Striking Again” by Bob Dvorchak Associated Press Nov. 30, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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