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tuck shops

tuck shops is the plural of tuck shop.

Meaning of tuck shop

Noun

tuck shop (plural tuck shops)

  1. (Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa) A shop selling confectionery, especially one in or near a school.
    • One way is to make the sandwiches then choose the three most popular sandwiches to sell in the tuck shop.1989, Jenny Ridgwell, Louise Davies, Skills in Home Economics: Technology, Heinemann Educational Publishers, page 11

Questions about tuck shops

What is tuck shops the plural of?
Tuck shops is the plural of tuck shop.

Words near tuck shops in the dictionary

  1. tuck shop
  2. tuck shop arm
  3. tuck shop arms
  4. tuck shop lady arm
  5. tuck shop lady arms
  6. tuck shops
  7. tuck spot
  8. tuck up
  9. tuck-in
  10. tuck-ins
  11. tuck-out

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