"milkshop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: milkshops [plural]
Etymology: From milk + shop. Etymology templates: {{com|en|milk|shop}} milk + shop Head templates: {{en-noun}} milkshop (plural milkshops)
  1. (archaic) A shop that sells milk. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-milkshop-en-noun-5xFUSxfD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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