tuck-shop
noun
a shop where pastry, candy, or the like is sold.
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tuck-shop
American
[tuhk-shop]
/ ˈtʌkˌʃɒp /
noun
British.
tuck shop
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of tuck-shop
First recorded in 1855–60
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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
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
I’d scrimped and saved my tuck-shop money and my CD money to buy them.
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
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
PC Dwyer went to the tuck shop on 21 January and after putting some money in the cash tin, removed two packets of Jaffa Cakes, the panel heard.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2021
A police officer is to face a misconduct hearing after being accused of taking Jaffa Cakes from a charity tuck shop without paying.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2021
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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