bucket of blood
bucket of blood · buckets of blood
A rough, crudely furnished bar where fights may be expectedA rough, crudely furnished bar where fights may be expected.
Meaning
2 senses(US, slang)A rough, crudely furnished bar where fights may be expected.
(dated, obsolete)Former name of bloody mary (“cocktail”).
Forms
plural: buckets of blood| Singular | bucket of blood |
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irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedspit-and-sawdust
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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