country store

American  

noun

1. a general store, especially in a rural or resort area.

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Etymology

Origin of country store

An Americanism dating back to 1735–45

Example Sentences

Founder Dan Evins, a Tennessee oil jobber, envisioned a restaurant and retail operation themed around old-time country stores, where people gathered to play checkers on barrels once used to deliver crackers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The road is lined with stone walls and cottages adorned with flags, painted rocks, wind chimes and gnomes — a mini Topanga Canyon anchored by Mary’s Market, a 103-year-old eclectic diner and country store.

From Los Angeles Times

Dona Elliott, 59, owns this combination country store and saloon, built in 1929 of clapboard and shingles, uphill from the river and hard by a narrow woodland road.

From Los Angeles Times

“We don’t eat in an old country store for woke burgers,” one commenter wrote.

From Salon

The Malibu Feed Bin — the country store where our family sold wildflower honey made from the dozens of beehives we tended in our backyard.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• convenience store
• trading post