"dolly shop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dolly shops [plural]
Etymology: (pawn shop): After the 19th-century practice of using a black doll to mark out their shops. Etymology templates: {{sense|pawn shop}} (pawn shop): Head templates: {{en-noun}} dolly shop (plural dolly shops)
  1. (UK, obsolete) An unlicensed pawn shop where rags, old junk, and like items are bought and sold. Tags: UK, obsolete Categories (topical): Shops
    Sense id: en-dolly_shop-en-noun-J8xJ3FmO Disambiguation of Shops: 78 22 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. (UK, obsolete) A sweetshop furnished with the gambling device called a dolly. Tags: UK, obsolete
    Sense id: en-dolly_shop-en-noun-lZLM3Ift Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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