ten-cent store
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ten-cent store
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Example Sentences
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He idled in the barber shop and purchased a few trifles at the ten-cent store.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
She was going to work in a ten-cent store and she did not want to work there.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Only once a little water-color set from the ten-cent store.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Lizzie listened, and with pride retailed at the ten-cent store the doings of "my cousin, Elizabeth Bailey," and the other girls listened with awe.
From The Girl from Montana by Hill, Grace Livingston
As the pan must be used for candy-making and nothing else and as the greatest strength is not necessary, a suitable dish can probably be obtained from a ten-cent store.
From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth
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