dolly shop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unlicensed pawnshop where rags, old junk, and like items are bought and sold.
  2. A sweetshop furnished with the gambling device called a dolly.

Word forms

dolly shop dolly shops

Etymology

(pawn shop): After the 19th-century practice of using a black doll to mark out their shops.

Synonyms

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