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shot house
 n.— «Police are still investigating who drove Willis to the hospital and whether he was shot inside or outside a possible “shot house,” a term for a house that serves alcohol without a license.» —“Man shot to death; police have no suspects” by Tim Sturrock Macon Telegraph (Georgia) Dec. 27, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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