general-store

general store

noun
a store, usually in a rural area, that sells a wide variety of merchandise, as clothing, food, or hardware, but is not divided into departments.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism

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general store

noun
a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise [syn: country store
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