five-and-ten

[fahyv-uhn-ten]

five-and-ten

[fahyv-uhn-ten]
noun
1.
Also called five-and-ten-cent store [fahyv-uhn-ten-sent] , five-and-dime [fahyv-uhn-dahym] , dime store, ten-cent store. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a five-and-ten.

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Five-and-ten is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1875–80
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