"fish and chippery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fish and chipperies [plural]
Etymology: fish and chips + -ery Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fish and chips|ery}} fish and chips + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} fish and chippery (plural fish and chipperies)
  1. (informal) A chip shop. Tags: informal Synonyms: fish-and-chippery
    Sense id: en-fish_and_chippery-en-noun-Jw8YOTME Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery

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