| 单词 | army and navy co-operative society |
| 释义 | > as lemmasArmy and Navy Co-operative Society 1. British. Designating a society (the Army and Navy Co-operative Society) and any of the stores operated by it, established for the purpose of providing a wide range of household goods at the lowest possible rates. Now rare.The Society was formed in 1871 by a group of army and navy officers, with the intention of benefiting members of the armed forces. The business expanded considerably in the following decades. In 1934 the Society became a limited company and in 1976 was acquired by House of Fraser. ΚΠ 1872 Times 14 Dec. 9/4 The real question at issue is not that of Civil Service Stores, or of Army and Navy Stores, but of Co-operative Stores in general. 1895 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 105 (heading) Soups made by the Army & Navy Co-operative Society. 1908 A. Bennett Buried Alive iv. 102 He then hailed a taximeter from the stand opposite the Army and Navy Stores. 1916 W. S. Churchill Let. 20 Jan. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) vii. 158 The following is important: buy at once from the Army & Navy Stores a small ‘Corona’ typewriter & send it out here by the tamest King's Messenger or the best route open to you. 1994 E. McNamee Resurrection Man (1998) i. 12 Victor wore a blue boiler suit and carried a shortblade knife that he'd got in the Army and Navy stores. < as lemmas |
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