tuck shop
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A shop selling confectionery, especially one in or near a school.
Australian usage; Canadian usage; Indian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage
Example Sentences
- "One way is to make the sandwiches then choose the three most popular sandwiches to sell in the tuck shop."
- "If possible a school must have a place for a tuck shop."
- "You had a small amount of pocket money and this increased as you went along and there was a tuck shop where you could spend your earnings.[…]I became a senior boy and then a pefect and it became my responsibility to run the tuck shop."
- "In this case, the problem is that the tuck-shop has stopped making money and will have to close if you can′t find out what is wrong."
- "However, a trend for healthier tuck shops, selling fruit in particular, had already emerged a few years before legislation was introduced."
- "‘That note you′re holding is an order for the Crobost Stores, to restock the tuck shop.’"
Etymology
Usage
- Australian usage
- Canadian usage
- Indian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage