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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

A week passed during which neither Gebu nor Wenamon did anything more suspicious than walk to some wineshop after the evening meal, or gamble at hounds-and-jackals with some crony in the privacy of their own courtyards.

From Literature

Gebu went out one evening, with Ranofer doggedly behind him, and struck straight across the City of the Dead instead of turning toward Mutra’s wineshop as usual.

From Literature

Old Zahotep and the two finishers always walked to the wineshop on the corner and drank their refreshment.

From Literature

Men came and went along the thoroughfare; several times one went into the wineshop and after an interval came out.

From Literature