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  • sweet-shop
    sweet-shop
    noun
    a store that sells candy.
  • sweet shop
    sweet shop
    noun
    a shop solely or largely selling sweets, esp boiled sweets
Synonyms

sweet-shop

American  
[sweet-shop] / ˈswitˌʃɒp /

noun

British.

  1. a store that sells candy.

sweet shop British  

noun

  1. a shop solely or largely selling sweets, esp boiled sweets

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Etymology

Origin of sweet-shop

First recorded in 1875–80

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Sweet shop owner Jan Arundel voted for the Green Party for the first time, having always voted Conservative in the past.

From BBC • May 6, 2023

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