tuck-shop

[ tuhk-shop ]

/ ˈtʌkˌʃɒp /

noun British.

a shop where pastry, candy, or the like is sold.

Origin of tuck-shop

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby tuck-shop

tucket, tuck in, tuck into, tuck-point, tuck pointing, tuck-shop, tuco-tuco, Tucson, Tucumán, 'tude, Tudjman

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Example sentences from the Web for tuck-shop

One of the easiest ways of discovering a person's social status at school is by watching his behaviour in the tuck-shop.
The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh
Next morning in break Gordon passed Buller on his way to the tuck-shop.
The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh
In the tuck-shop they acted as avenging angels sent to punish a wicked world.
The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh
He was not yet known among the school in general; and it was only in Buller's that small boys gave tongue in the tuck-shop.
The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh

Then I bet you went to the tuck-shop--and you paid, didn't you?'
A Diversity of Creatures|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for tuck-shop

tuck shop

noun

mainly British a shop, esp one in or near a school, where food such as cakes and sweets are sold

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单词	tuck-shop
释义	tuck-shop [ tuhk-shop ] / ˈtʌkˌʃɒp / noun British. a shop where pastry, candy, or the like is sold. Origin of tuck-shop First recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby tuck-shop tucket, tuck in, tuck into, tuck-point, tuck pointing, tuck-shop, tuco-tuco, Tucson, Tucumán, 'tude, Tudjman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tuck-shop One of the easiest ways of discovering a person's social status at school is by watching his behaviour in the tuck-shop. The Loom of Youth\|Alec Waugh Next morning in break Gordon passed Buller on his way to the tuck-shop. The Loom of Youth\|Alec Waugh In the tuck-shop they acted as avenging angels sent to punish a wicked world. The Loom of Youth\|Alec Waugh He was not yet known among the school in general; and it was only in Buller's that small boys gave tongue in the tuck-shop. The Loom of Youth\|Alec Waugh Then I bet you went to the tuck-shop--and you paid, didn't you?' A Diversity of Creatures\|Rudyard Kipling British Dictionary definitions for tuck-shop tuck shop noun mainly British a shop, esp one in or near a school, where food such as cakes and sweets are sold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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