tuck-shop
noun
a shop where pastry, candy, or the like is sold.
tuck-shop
American
[tuhk-shop]
/ ˈtʌkˌʃɒp /
noun
British.
tuck shop
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of tuck-shop
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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A swimming pool, chicken run and tuck-shop were all built under the guise of improving security.
From Economist ● Aug. 28, 2014
There, when he was not attending court levees in London, Hussein lingered around the local tuck-shop, sipping Cokes with his cousin and classmate, Iraq's Prince Feisal, also 17.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the tuck-shop guy, I was perfectly positioned.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Part of my success as the tuck-shop guy was that I was welcome everywhere, and I was welcome everywhere because I was nobody.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Which is how I became the tuck-shop guy.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Musaib, 20, could not stop crying as he watched authorities demolishing his week-old tuck shop, built with his father's savings.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2023
But arguably one of her most innovative Red Roses contributions has been off the field - as the co-founder of the England camp's tuck shop.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2021
There's a tuck shop at work that's within eyeshot and therefore really hard to resist.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2019
But whoever it was, it was probably the tall girl, the same girl who helped at the tuck shop giving out 1p fried eggs and lips like it might be the last thing we ate.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2013
The second we were dismissed from assembly I would run like a bat out of hell to the tuck shop so I could be the first one there.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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