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• sweet-shop
  sweet-shop

  noun

  a store that sells candy.
• sweet shop
  sweet shop

  noun

  a shop solely or largely selling sweets, esp boiled sweets

sweet-shop

American  

[sweet-shop] / ˈswitˌʃɒp /

noun

British.

1. a store that sells candy.

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sweet shop British  

noun

1. a shop solely or largely selling sweets, esp boiled sweets

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Etymology

Origin of sweet-shop

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

While Dahl went on to become a world-renowned children's author, the sweet-shop owner of his childhood remained in his home-town becoming more and more reclusive.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2016

But what was the world Dahl met the sweet-shop owner in?

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2016

But I still, grudgingly, remember my enjoyment of Diana, the Fairytale Princess, a shiny white 80s hardcover with naïve sweet-shop illustrations which now, alas, look like the set-up for the punchline of a sick joke.

From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2013

The sweet-shop in Llandaff in the year 1923 was the very centre of our lives.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

‘Let’s go in and see if it’s still in the jar,’ somebody said as we approached the sweet-shop.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl