Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dramshop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dramshop
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shop selling alcohol.

American usage

Etymology

From dram (“small unit of liquid”) + shop.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dramshops (plural) dram shop (alternative)

Derived Forms

dramshopkeeper

Questions

What does dramshop mean?
A shop selling alcohol.
Where does dramshop come from?
From dram (“small unit of liquid”) + shop.

How to pronounce dramshop

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