Tippling House

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A place where spirituous liquors are sold and drunk in violation of law. Sometimes the mere selling is

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

That which we now call a saloon or barroom. See 103 Ga. 110, 68 Am. St. Rep. 80, 29 S. E. 602.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A place where spirituous liquors are sold and drunk in violation of law. Sometimes the mere selling is considered as evidence of keeping a tipplinghouse. Patten v. Centralia, 47 111. 370. A public drinking-place, where liquor or other intoxicating drink is sold, to be drunk on the premises. Harris v. People, 1 Colo. App. 289, 28 Pac. 1133.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A place where intoxicating drinks are sold in drams or small quantities to be drunk on the premises, and whore men resort for drinking purposes. See Leesburg v. Putnam, 103 Ga. 110, 29 S. E. 602; Morrison v. Com., 7 Dana (Ky.) 219; Patten v. Centralis, 47 III. 370; Hussey v. State, 69 Ga. 58; Emporia v. Volmer, 12 Kan. 629.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

A place where intoxicating dram; a public drinking house.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

A place of public resort where spirituous, fermented, or other intoxicating liquors are'sold and drank in small quantities, without a license therefor, i A public drinking house — where intoxicating liquor is either sold by drams to the public or else is given away, and imbibed.^