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ironmongery

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i⋅ron⋅mon⋅ger⋅y

[ahy-ern-muhng-guh-ree, -mong-]
–noun, plural -ger⋅ies. British.
1. a hardware store or business.
2. the stock of a hardware store; hardware.

Origin:
1705–15; ironmonger + -y 3
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i·ron·mon·ger·y   (ī'ərn-mŭng'gə-rē, -mŏng'-)   
n.   pl. i·ron·mon·ger·ies Chiefly British
  1. Ironware.

  2. The shop or business of an ironmonger.

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