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bucket of blood

bucket of blood noun: a rough, crudely furnished bar where fights may be expected.

Noun

bucket of blood (plural buckets of blood)

  1. (US, slang) A rough, crudely furnished bar where fights may be expected.
    • At the Bluetick Tavern, a bucket of blood hangout on the outskirts of Little Black Water, a haze of smoke clung to the ceiling joists.2015, Ken R. Abell, Nightmares of Terror, page 108
  2. (dated, obsolete) Former name of bloody mary (“cocktail”).

Forms of bucket of blood

pluralbuckets of blood

Questions about bucket of blood

What does bucket of blood mean?
Bucket of blood means a rough, crudely furnished bar where fights may be expected.
What part of speech is bucket of blood?
Bucket of blood is a noun.
What is the plural of bucket of blood?
The plural of bucket of blood is buckets of blood.

Words near bucket of blood in the dictionary

  1. bucket line
  2. bucket lines
  3. bucket list
  4. bucket lists
  5. bucket naked
  6. bucket of blood
  7. bucket of bolts
  8. bucket of rust
  9. bucket of sunshine
  10. bucket of syrup
  11. bucket orchid

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