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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Idioms about shop
Origin of shop
1250–1300; Middle English shoppe (noun), Old English sceoppa booth; akin to scypen stall, shippon, German Schopf lean-to, Schuppen shed
OTHER WORDS FROM shop
in·ter·shop, adjectiveWords nearby shop
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How to use shop in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for shop
shop
/ (ʃɒp) /
noun
verb shops, shopping or shopped
(intr often foll by for) to visit a shop or shops in search of (goods) with the intention of buying them
(tr) slang, mainly British to inform on or betray, esp to the police
Word Origin for shop
Old English sceoppa stall, booth; related to Old High German scopf shed, Middle Dutch schoppe stall
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