greengroceryn.

Brit.

/ˈɡriːnˌɡrəʊsəri/, U.S.

/ˈɡrinˌɡroʊsəri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green adj., grocery n.

Etymology: < green adj. + grocery n., after greengrocer n.

1. Fruit and vegetables sold by a greengrocer, regarded collectively. In later use as count noun in plural.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun] > goods sold by grocer or greengrocer

grocery1436

groceries1635

greengrocery1742

1742 London Evening Post 25 Dec. He had several Places under his Majesty, as Lighter of the Lamps in his Majesty's Palaces,..and Yeoman of the Green-Grocery-Office.

1764 Public Advertiser 1 Mar. Mrs. Draper, a Gardener's Wife, came from Barnes in a Boat with Green Grocery, to the Fleet-Market.

1806 H. Siddons Maid, Wife, & Widow II. 28 Retailers of chandlery and green-grocery.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxvii. 331 Mr. Raggles himself had to supply the green-groceries.

1899 Westm. Gaz. 25 Jan. 9/1 Exposing green~grocery for sale on the carriage way.

1962 H. Jennings Societies in Making ii. 48 They..sold a wide variety of greengroceries and groceries, as well as bread, cigarettes and sweets and countless sundries.

1998 H. Strachan Way Up Way Out i. 1 A cartful of greengroceries and a horse with a nosebag.

2. The business or shop of a greengrocer.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > [noun] > foodstuffs

victuallership1450

greengrocery1749

pork butchering1816

costermongering1822

costermongery1823

cheesemongering1826

costering1851

pork butchery1852

fishmongering1862

grocery1885

1749 Old Eng. 7 Jan. Trade and Business..are apt to shift their Quarters. Green Grocery, which long delighted in Stocks Market, is travelled Westward to Fleet-ditch.

1871 J. S. Le Fanu Checkmate xviii. 168 This quaint greengrocery and pot-house was not flourishing.

1885 Law Times 16 May 47/1 In the present case the business of greengrocery was not ancillary to that of grocery.

1906 U. Sinclair Jungle xxvii. 337 Suddenly, at the corner, he came upon a green-grocery, with a tray full of cabbages in front of it.

1978 R. Ludlum Holcroft Covenant xxii. 240 Owners of a greengrocery or a florist shop in a town called Dunheath.

2003 P. McGilligan Alfred Hitchcock (2004) i. 7 They were married and took over a greengrocery in Stratford.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	greengrocery
释义	greengroceryn. Brit. /ˈɡriːnˌɡrəʊsəri/, U.S. /ˈɡrinˌɡroʊsəri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green adj., grocery n. Etymology: < green adj. + grocery n., after greengrocer n. 1. Fruit and vegetables sold by a greengrocer, regarded collectively. In later use as count noun in plural. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun] > goods sold by grocer or greengrocer grocery1436 groceries1635 greengrocery1742 1742 London Evening Post 25 Dec. He had several Places under his Majesty, as Lighter of the Lamps in his Majesty's Palaces,..and Yeoman of the Green-Grocery-Office. 1764 Public Advertiser 1 Mar. Mrs. Draper, a Gardener's Wife, came from Barnes in a Boat with Green Grocery, to the Fleet-Market. 1806 H. Siddons Maid, Wife, & Widow II. 28 Retailers of chandlery and green-grocery. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxvii. 331 Mr. Raggles himself had to supply the green-groceries. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 25 Jan. 9/1 Exposing green~grocery for sale on the carriage way. 1962 H. Jennings Societies in Making ii. 48 They..sold a wide variety of greengroceries and groceries, as well as bread, cigarettes and sweets and countless sundries. 1998 H. Strachan Way Up Way Out i. 1 A cartful of greengroceries and a horse with a nosebag. 2. The business or shop of a greengrocer. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > [noun] > foodstuffs victuallership1450 greengrocery1749 pork butchering1816 costermongering1822 costermongery1823 cheesemongering1826 costering1851 pork butchery1852 fishmongering1862 grocery1885 1749 Old Eng. 7 Jan. Trade and Business..are apt to shift their Quarters. Green Grocery, which long delighted in Stocks Market, is travelled Westward to Fleet-ditch. 1871 J. S. Le Fanu Checkmate xviii. 168 This quaint greengrocery and pot-house was not flourishing. 1885 Law Times 16 May 47/1 In the present case the business of greengrocery was not ancillary to that of grocery. 1906 U. Sinclair Jungle xxvii. 337 Suddenly, at the corner, he came upon a green-grocery, with a tray full of cabbages in front of it. 1978 R. Ludlum Holcroft Covenant xxii. 240 Owners of a greengrocery or a florist shop in a town called Dunheath. 2003 P. McGilligan Alfred Hitchcock (2004) i. 7 They were married and took over a greengrocery in Stratford. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1742
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