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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
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small stores

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