store-bought

[stawr-bawt, stohr-]

store-bought

[stawr-bawt, stohr-]
adjective Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
commercially made rather than homemade.

Origin:
1900–05
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Store-bought is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
WordNet
store-bought

adjective
purchased; not homemade; "my boughten clothes"; "a store-bought dress" [syn: boughten
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