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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A store that sells bottles or cans of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises.

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  • noun US a retail liquor store, specifically one in which only sealed containers may be sold for consumption off the premises.

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  • noun a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere

Etymologies

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From the US state laws of Connecticut and Georgia that declare that purchased liquor must be in a sealed container and/or removed from the premises in a bag or other package.

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