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tuck-shop

(tuk′s̸häp′)

noun

Brit. a bakery or confectionery, esp. one in or near a school

Origin: tuck, + shop

See tuck-shop in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Chiefly British

A shop where candy and other sweets are sold; a confectionery.

Origin:

Origin: From British slang tuck, food, sweets

Origin: , from tuck¹

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