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hush shop

hush shop noun: a shop that illicitly sells alcoholic drinks without a licence.

Noun

hush shop (plural hush shops)

  1. (UK, archaic, slang) A shop that illicitly sells alcoholic drinks without a licence.

Forms of hush shop

pluralhush shops

Questions about hush shop

What does hush shop mean?
Hush shop means a shop that illicitly sells alcoholic drinks without a licence.
What part of speech is hush shop?
Hush shop is a noun.
What is the plural of hush shop?
The plural of hush shop is hush shops.

Words near hush shop in the dictionary

  1. hush kits
  2. hush money
  3. hush one's mouth
  4. hush puppies
  5. hush puppy
  6. hush shop
  7. hush shops
  8. hush up
  9. hush'd
  10. hush-hush
  11. hush-up

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