dolly shop
Meanings
noun
- An unlicensed pawnshop where rags, old junk, and like items are bought and sold.
- A sweetshop furnished with the gambling device called a dolly.
Word forms
Etymology
(pawn shop): After the 19th-century practice of using a black doll to mark out their shops.
Synonyms
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