dry county

(n.) A county in the United States in which the sale of alcohol is entirely prohibited by law.

Though the antonym of dry county is technically a wet county, most counties that permit the sale of alcohol have varying legal limitations set on the sale of alcohol, so that the "wetness" or "dryness" of a county can be somewhat relative.

Can you believe this is actually a dry county?! I didn't think those even existed anymore, I had to go to the next town just to by a stupid beer.

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