bum factory

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An establishment that sells alcoholic drinks, such as a saloon or liquor store. US,dated,informal
  2. A cheap place for lodging, such as a hostel or a charitable mission house; flophouse. US,dated,informal

词形变化

bum factories plural

词源

From bum (“tramp, vagrant”) + factory, the idea being that the existence of such establishments supposedly encourages people to become vagrants.
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