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Western Word of the Week - Bodega - #WesternWordoftheWeek

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Welcome to our Weekly Western Word of the Day...

Bodega - a Spanish term for a cheap saloon

Another term for cheap saloon was "bit house".

A "hog ranch" was both a saloon and a house of prostitution.

Source:
The Cowboy Encyclopedia by Richard W Slatta; ISBN#0-87436-738-7

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