pawnshop

[ pawn-shop ]

/ ˈpɔnˌʃɒp /

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noun

the shop of a pawnbroker, especially one where unredeemed items are displayed and sold.

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Origin of pawnshop

First recorded in 1840–50; pawn¹ + shop

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Examples from the Web for pawnshop

Stay anywhere long enough and every direction eventually leads you toward a pawnshop of your life.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This—this—why, this looked more like a ten-dollar fiddle picked up in a pawnshop!
Dorothy's Triumph|Evelyn Raymond
Down on South Clark Street a customer of mine keeps a pawnshop in connection with his business.
Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes|J. M. Judy
"It was a letter from my dad," explained Bill, and went on to tell him about the watch that was in the pawnshop in his name.
Battling the Clouds|Captain Frank Cobb

His money was all gone, and everything was in the pawnshop except his overcoat, from which he hardly dared part at this season.
To Him That Hath|Leroy Scott
He did not have money enough to continue his business, and a few days after the auction his pawnshop was closed.
Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pawnshop

pawnshop

/ (ˈpɔːnˌʃɒp) /

noun

the premises of a pawnbroker

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Word Origin and History for pawnshop

pawnshop

also pawn-shop, by 1763, from pawn (n.1) + shop (n.).

pawnshop

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