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noun
An unlicensed pawnshop where rags, old junk, and like items are bought and sold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete
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Synonyms: dolly
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A sweetshop furnished with the gambling device called a dolly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
(pawn shop): After the 19th-century practice of using a black doll to mark out their shops.
