the proprietors of the block-and-drop joint had set up a practice of drugging their beer, then rolling the patrons that passed out
"a bar in the early 1910's, which served "needled" or fortified beer
"the proprietors of the block-and-drop joint had set up a practice of drugging their beer, then rolling the patrons that passed out" What is the definition of "block-and-drop joint"?