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wineshop

American  
[wahyn-shop] / ˈwaɪnˌʃɒp /

noun

  1. a shop where wine is sold.


Etymology

Origin of wineshop

First recorded in 1840–50; wine + shop

Example Sentences

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Before buying, I might talk to my friendly local wineshop expert, who has tasted most wines in the store.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2022

The flood engulfed the village of San Sebastiano: first a stone house, then the yellow school and the little church, finally the wineshop.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yesterday I went into my favorite wineshop and found three people there.

From Time Magazine Archive

Caravaggio's angels and Bacchuses habitually looked as if they had been picked up in a Trastevere wineshop, which, no doubt, they were.

From Time Magazine Archive

At last, when he was thoroughly stiff from his cramped position and almost ready to retreat before the coming of night, the door of the wineshop opened.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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