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marine store

marine store noun: a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop.

Noun

marine store (plural marine stores)

  1. (Australia, UK, historical) A store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop.
    • The delivery of Mrs Dibble's goods to the purchaser was done, as a standing grievance, by a marine-store dealer who kept a horse and cart in the lane at the rear of Mrs Dibble's premises, and Rita called on him that evening to arrange for his services.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 48

Forms of marine store

pluralmarine stores

Questions about marine store

What does marine store mean?
Marine store means a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop.
What part of speech is marine store?
Marine store is a noun.
What is the plural of marine store?
The plural of marine store is marine stores.

Words near marine store in the dictionary

  1. marine snow
  2. marine soap
  3. marine soaps
  4. marine stinger
  5. marine stingers
  6. marine store
  7. marine stores
  8. marine terrace
  9. marine terraces
  10. marine toad
  11. marine toads

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