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
Which is how I became the tuck-shop guy.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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
The family had to sell their caravan, and she helped out by giving dance classes and working in the tuck shop of the youth club where he mother worked.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
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
Afterwards, the band were taken for a meal in the tuck shop and were shown Bloomfield's typically spartan dorm room.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2023
It especially happened when I walked from the tuck shop.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2019
Then, immediately after assembly, there would be a race to the tuck shop because the queue to buy food was so long.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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