butcher shop
noun
a shop in which meat, poultry, and sometimes fish are sold.
butcher shops
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pluralof butcher shop.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He added that there used to be 11 butcher shops along a three-mile stretch of Christchurch road, but that theirs was now the last one standing.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2024
The homeowner was in the poultry business, supplying chickens to the best restaurants and butcher shops in the area.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
Oh, and try grilling bone marrow, which you can buy at most butcher shops.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2022
Crisp and golden, they rival the best rotisserie-style potatoes, those glistening ones that sit beneath spit-roasted chickens at some butcher shops.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2022
Groceries and fruit stands and butcher shops and bakeries.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
