sweet-shop
noun
a store that sells candy.
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sweet shopnouna shop solely or largely selling sweets, esp boiled sweets
sweet-shop
American
[sweet-shop]
/ ˈswitˌʃɒp /
noun
British.
sweet shop
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of sweet-shop
First recorded in 1875–80
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But what was the world Dahl met the sweet-shop owner in?
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2016
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 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
Then the five of us left the school, crossed the village green and headed for the sweet-shop.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
On the way to school and on the way back we always passed the sweet-shop.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
"I walked to the event, waved into the local shops, the butchers and sweet shop and they're all waving back," he said.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
Wesley and Toni run an online sweet shop and market stall, and are members of the Federation of Small Businesses.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
A block away at Brian Kito’s Fugetsu-Do sweet shop, established by his grandfather in 1903, lines form to the sidewalk for the mochi and manju.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024
“I was like a kid in a sweet shop watching the two of them going back and forth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
This quick glimpse of Sebastian’s secret sweet shop was all she needed.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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