"used book store" meaning in All languages combined

See used book store on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: used book stores [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} used book store (plural used book stores)
  1. Alternative spelling of used bookstore. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: used bookstore
    Sense id: en-used_book_store-en-noun-0lvNOBYw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1915 September 12, “In Portland’s Schools”, in Oregon Sunday Journal, volume XIII, number 25, Portland, Ore., section three, page 2:",
          "text": "An innovation this fall is an exchange department. It is called the “used book store” and is being handled by officers of the student body with Jack Benef[ ]el as manager. During the first day fully $60 worth of books were sold.",
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          "ref": "1918 December 28, Reno Evening Gazette, forty-second year, number 343, Reno, Nev., page seven:",
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          "ref": "1998, Gary Krane, Simple Fun for Busy People: 333 Free Ways to Enjoy Your Loved Ones More in the Time You Have, Berkeley, Calif.: Conari Press, →ISBN, page 194:",
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          "ref": "2014 January 2–8, Lisa Parsons, “From the Bookshelf”, in The Hippo, volume 14, number 1, Manchester, N.H.: Hippo Press, page 60:",
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