The Collaborative International Dictionary
gin mill
ginmill \ginmill\, gin mill \gin mill\n. A commercial establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; a barroom; -- a disparaging term suggesting a cheap or disreputable bar.
Syn: barroom, bar-room, bar, saloon, taproom.
Wiktionary
gin mill
n. (context archaic derogatory English) A tavern that serves gin.
WordNet
gin mill
n. tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals [syn: public house, pub, saloon, pothouse, taphouse]
Usage examples of "gin mill".
Look, Pete, he said, chucking a sheaf of gray copy paper at him, whimsy is all right, but Id like to see some copy that wasnt dashed off in a gin mill.