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ham and beef shops

ham and beef shops is the plural of ham and beef shop.

Meaning of ham and beef shop

Noun

ham and beef shop (plural ham and beef shops)

  1. (dated) A delicatessen.
    • The night air was passably cool and he strolled through the town at a measured pace, killing time till bedtime. The garage was lighted up, the greengrocer's, the ham and beef shop.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 14

Questions about ham and beef shops

What is ham and beef shops the plural of?
Ham and beef shops is the plural of ham and beef shop.

Words near ham and beef shops in the dictionary

  1. halysitids
  2. halywercfolk
  3. halzoun
  4. ham
  5. ham and beef shop
  6. ham and beef shops
  7. ham and eggs
  8. Ham and Stone
  9. ham band
  10. ham barbecue
  11. ham barbecues

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