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marine stores

marine stores is the plural of marine store.

Meaning of marine store

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

Questions about marine stores

What is marine stores the plural of?
Marine stores is the plural of marine store.

Words near marine stores in the dictionary

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