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plural noun Navy.

personal articles of regulation issue sold to sailors by a supply officer and charged to their pay, as extra clothing.

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Origin of small stores

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby small stores

small-scale, small-scale integration, small screen, small slam, small solar system body, small stores, small stuff, smallsword, small talk, small time, small-town

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How to use small stores in a sentence

Something like fluoride, which is too small for normal filters, yanks away that feeling of agency.
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And yes, someone has already called Spencer a “Small Fry,” har har.
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It was seen by a small delegation of star-struck prelates and dignitaries who later described the film as “moving.”
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The judges who handle arraignments at criminal court in all five boroughs have a small fraction of their usual caseloads.
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Inside the guild, men in caps and long gowns sit in twos, weaving together in small rooms.
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The Duchess had also a tent for their sick men; so that we had a small town of our own here, and every body employed.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
Suddenly, however, he became aware of a small black spot far ahead in the very middle of the unencumbered track.
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He is perplexed and hindered by the lack of soldiers, but is doing his best with his small forces.
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A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
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Before the outlaw can comply with this small request the horn sounds again.
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British Dictionary definitions for small stores

small stores

pl n

navy personal items, such as clothing, sold aboard ship or at a naval baseCompare slop chest

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