bucket of blood

English

Noun

bucket of blood (plural buckets of blood)

1. (US, slang) A rough, crudely furnished bar where fights may be expected.
   • 2015, Ken R. Abell, Nightmares of Terror, page 108:

     At the Bluetick Tavern, a bucket of blood hangout on the outskirts of Little Black Water, a haze of smoke clung to the ceiling joists.

2. (food, dated, obsolete) Former name of bloody mary (“cocktail”).

See also

• spit-and-sawdust