general store

American  

noun

1. a store, usually in a rural area, that sells a wide variety of merchandise, as clothing, food, or hardware, but is not divided into departments.

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Etymology

Origin of general store

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

I peered into the windows of the district’s herbalists, general stores, and curio shops.

From Literature

“Do you want to walk to the general store?”

From Literature

With that, she flicked her braids and walked around me, right past the Bowie brothers, down Yellow Dog Road, straight toward the general store.

From Literature

A gas station, post office, general store and the Crowbar Café & Saloon anchor the town.

From Los Angeles Times

Consisting of a couple of weatherboard buildings, a general store, a caravan park and a petrol station grouped around a modest main street, Licola is one of Australia's smallest towns.

From BBC

Related Words

• convenience store
• trading post