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greengrocery
[ green-groh-suh-ree, -grohs-ree ]
noun
- a greengrocer's shop.
- the fruits and vegetables stocked and sold in such a shop.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of greengrocery1
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Example Sentences
The first thing that struck my eye on approaching was the unusual appearance of the Wattles's greengrocery shop.
His foregrounds had always a succulent cluster or two of greengrocery at the corners.
The street was encumbered with stalls set up by country folks for the sale of greengrocery, scullery-wares, and fruit or cakes.
At length, one day, the broker sent his men into the shop, who threw all the greengrocery about like peelings of onions.
It is the same with the other shops—greengrocery, fish, and fruit.
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