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rummage sale

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rummage sale

–noun
a sale of miscellaneous articles, old or new, as items contributed to raise money for charity, of unclaimed goods at a wharf or warehouse, or of odds and ends of merchandise at a shop.

Origin:
1855–60
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rummage sale  
n.  
  1. A sale of assorted secondhand objects contributed by donors to raise money for a charity.

  2. A sale, especially of unclaimed or excess goods, as at a warehouse or wharf.

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