tuck-shop
noun
a shop where pastry, candy, or the like is sold.
tuck-shop
American
[tuhk-shop]
/ ˈtʌkˌʃɒp /
noun
British.
tuck shop
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of tuck-shop
First recorded in 1855–60
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A swimming pool, chicken run and tuck-shop were all built under the guise of improving security.
From Economist ● Aug. 28, 2014
There, when he was not attending court levees in London, Hussein lingered around the local tuck-shop, sipping Cokes with his cousin and classmate, Iraq's Prince Feisal, also 17.
From Time Magazine Archive
I’d scrimped and saved my tuck-shop money and my CD money to buy them.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
I got to know Bolo because he was one of my tuck-shop clients.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
As the tuck-shop guy, I was perfectly positioned.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Musaib, 20, could not stop crying as he watched authorities demolishing his week-old tuck shop, built with his father's savings.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2023
PC Dwyer went to the tuck shop on 21 January and after putting some money in the cash tin, removed two packets of Jaffa Cakes, the panel heard.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2021
A spaza or tuck shop is an informal store that used to be found on every corner in townships, selling everyday essentials at cheap prices.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2020
There's a tuck shop at work that's within eyeshot and therefore really hard to resist.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2019
During long break, she bounced in front of a group of girls as they went to the tuck shop to buy biscuits and Coke.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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