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TUCK SHOP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tuck shop mean?
• TUCK SHOP (noun)
The noun TUCK SHOP has 1 sense:
1. a candy store in Great Britain
Familiarity information: TUCK SHOP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A candy store in Great Britain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tuck shop" is a kind of...):
candy store; confectionary; confectionery (a confectioner's shop)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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