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jeweller's shops

jeweller's shops is the plural of jeweller's shop.

Meaning of jeweller's shop

Noun

jeweller's shop (plural jeweller's shops)

  1. (Australia, informal) An exceptionally rich pocket or seam of gold-bearing ore, or, of high-quality opal; a find so rich, dazzling, and valuable that it resembles the stock of a jewellery store.
    • When the stratum was first reached the little mounds of earth containing the gold had the appearance of a solid rock of the metal, but when handled, broke into a mass of dust and nuggets. The twelve holes are known by the name "jeweller's shops".1853 September 2, The Geelong Advertiser and Intelligencer, Vic, page 2, column 1

Questions about jeweller's shops

What is jeweller's shops the plural of?
Jeweller's shops is the plural of jeweller's shop.

Words near jeweller's shops in the dictionary

  1. jeweller
  2. jeweller's
  3. jeweller's gold
  4. jeweller's rouge
  5. jeweller's shop
  6. jeweller's shops
  7. jewelleries
  8. jewellers
  9. jewellers'
  10. jewellery
  11. jewellery armoire

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