sweet-shop

[ sweet-shop ]
/ ˈswitˌʃɒp /
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noun British.

a store that sells candy.

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Origin of sweet-shop

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby sweet-shop

sweet william catchfly, sweet woodruff, sweet wormwood, sweet-and-sour, sweet-scented, sweet-shop, sweet-talk, sweet-tempered, sweetbread, sweetbrier, sweeten
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Words related to sweet-shop

confectionery

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