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rag-and-bone shops

rag-and-bone shops is the plural of rag-and-bone shop.

Meaning of rag-and-bone shop

Noun

rag-and-bone shop (plural rag-and-bone shops)

  1. (UK) A dealership selling cheap unwanted second-hand goods, or bric-a-brac, that have been collected for nothing as disposable items.
    Synonyms:
    dolly shop, ragshop

Questions about rag-and-bone shops

What is rag-and-bone shops the plural of?
Rag-and-bone shops is the plural of rag-and-bone shop.

Words near rag-and-bone shops in the dictionary

  1. rag worm
  2. rag, tag and bobtail
  3. rag-and-bone man
  4. rag-and-bone men
  5. rag-and-bone shop
  6. rag-and-bone shops
  7. rag-bagger
  8. rag-baggers
  9. rag-box
  10. rag-chewing
  11. rag-doll

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