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Meaning of hop joint | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An establishment where opium is smoked.

slang

Examples

“There's quite a trade in laudanum since the police started shaking down the hop-joints so much.”
“Another female inmate of her abode told her its use would bring luck, so she spent a day in a "hop joint" smoking opium until night came.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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