tippling-house

Tacitus calls him the spawn of a cook's-shop and a tippling-house; _sutrinæ et tabernæ alumnus_.

A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Caius Cornelius Tacitus

Poor Dick Steele may not always have been above those surroundings; we can fancy him taking things comfortably in some tippling-house, red-faced, happy, and winey, but even the most puritanical of us will forgive him.

The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Edward Robins 1902

Johnson's profound reverence for the Hierarchy [250] made him expect from bishops the highest degree of decorum; he was offended even at their going to taverns; 'A bishop (said he) has nothing to do at a tippling-house.

Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

'A bishop has nothing to do at a tippling-house, 'iv.

Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

Then Romme kept a "tippling-house," and defied the law by selling

History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George W. Williams 1870

Now, a man who keeps a "tippling-house" was liable to encourage a conspiracy.

History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George W. Williams 1870

To maintain a tippling-house within two miles of the University, or to sell within that distance, wine, ardent spirits, or malt liquors, to be used by a Student, without the consent of the Faculty, is an indictable offence.

Letter from David L. Swain to Parent, September 27, 1853 [Containing Rules Concerning the Abuse of Liquor and Rules to Control Students' Debts] 1853

This was probably a proverbial phrase for going to the "thermopolium," the "hot liquor-shop" or "tippling-house," so much frequented by the slaves.

The Captiva and the Mostellaria Titus Maccius Plautus 1847

The tippling-house to which the man went to spend his day's earnings and debase himself with drink, was one of the lowest haunts of vice in the city.

The Lights and Shadows of Real Life 1847

Her miserable husband, not satisfied with wasting his own earnings, and leaving her to starve with her children, had descended to the meanness of plundering even her scanty wardrobe, and the pittance for the obtaining of which this robbery would furnish means, was destined to be squandered at the tippling-house.

Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman 1818