wineshop

[ wahyn-shop ]

noun
  1. a shop where wine is sold.

Origin of wineshop

1
First recorded in 1840–50; wine + shop

Words Nearby wineshop

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How to use wineshop in a sentence

  • At the fringe of the thieves market I paused outside a wineshop where Dry-towners were made welcome.

    The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • Red lamps were burning inside the wineshop, where men reclined on frowsy couches.

    The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • But I left it lying there to be picked up by the children when they returned, and went back to the wineshop.

    The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • At night I slept in a cubbyhole behind a wineshop, paying an inordinate price for that very dubious privilege.

    The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • And, without waiting for a reply, he turned and stepped through the doorway of the little wineshop.

    Zut and Other Parisians | Guy Wetmore Carryl