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milkshop

milkshop noun: a shop that sells milk.

Noun

milkshop (plural milkshops)

  1. (archaic) A shop that sells milk.
    • When we turn to milkshops, the control is much less satisfactory, especially of miscellaneous shops where milk is sold.1888, Transactions of the Sanitary Institute of Great Britain, page 187
    • There are 300 dairies and 315 cowsheds on the register. There are no milkshops. The condition of these buildings is described as fairly good.1895, William Williams, A Sanitary Survey of Glamorganshire, page 92

Forms of milkshop

pluralmilkshops

Origin of milkshop

From milk + shop.

Questions about milkshop

What does milkshop mean?
Milkshop means a shop that sells milk.
What part of speech is milkshop?
Milkshop is a noun.
What is the plural of milkshop?
The plural of milkshop is milkshops.

Words near milkshop in the dictionary

  1. milkshakey
  2. milkshaking
  3. milkshaky
  4. milkshed
  5. milksheds
  6. milkshop
  7. milkshops
  8. milksick
  9. milksicle
  10. milksicles
  11. milksnake

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