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tuck-shop

[tuhk-shop]
–noun British.
a shop where pastry, candy, or the like is sold.

Origin:
1855–60
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tuck-shop   (tŭk'shŏp')
n.   Chiefly British
A shop where candy and other sweets are sold; a confectionery.

[From British slang tuck, food, sweets, from tuck1.]
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