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ironmongeries

ironmongeries is the plural of ironmongery.

Meaning of ironmongery

Noun

ironmongery (countable and uncountable, plural ironmongeries)

  1. (Ireland, UK, dated, uncountable) Tools and hardware that can be bought in an ironmonger's shop.
    • "He came in. He had a gun. He was crazy. You can see he was crazy; look what he did to Ricky. He thought Ricky was me. He wanted to steal my adjustables. Look."
      Sonny smiled and tilted the steel case so Henry could look at the jumble of rusty ironmongery inside.1991, Stephen King, Needful Things
  2. (Ireland, UK, uncountable) The trade of an ironmonger.
  3. (Ireland, UK, countable) An ironmonger's shop.
  4. (slang, uncountable) The various metal items used by mountaineers.
    • He also had a room strewn with the toys of the trade and what-have-you: ropes and ironmongery, buoyancy aid and bagpipes, fetid socks and half-eaten haggises, dumbbells and ski-instructor sweaters.1997, Pete McDonald, Climbing Lessons: Inside Outdoor Education, page 40

Questions about ironmongeries

What is ironmongeries the plural of?
Ironmongeries is the plural of ironmongery.

Words near ironmongeries in the dictionary

  1. ironmine
  2. ironmines
  3. ironmonger
  4. ironmongeress
  5. ironmongeresses
  6. ironmongeries
  7. ironmongering
  8. ironmongers
  9. ironmongery
  10. ironmongress
  11. ironmongresses

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