opium den en · NOUN
Meanings
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(historical) An establishment in which opium was sold and smoked.
The pub was a classic 1930s 'roadhouse'. To the railway's official mindset, it might as well have been an opium den in Victorian London.
2023 September 6, Greg Morse, “One more for the road?”, in RAIL, number 991, pages 49-50:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| opium dens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
es fumadero de opio (place where opium is sold and smoked) · nl opiumhol (place where opium is sold and smoked) · da opiumshule (place where opium is sold and smoked) · sv opiumhåla (place where opium is sold and smoked) · da opiumhule (place where opium is sold and smoked) · de Opiumhöhle (place where opium is sold and smoked) · fi oopiumiluola (place where opium is sold and smoked)