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greengrocery

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green·gro·cer  (grngrsr)
n. Chiefly British
A retail seller of fresh fruits and vegetables.

greengrocer·y n.
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Noun1.greengrocery - groceries sold by a greengrocergreengrocery - groceries sold by a greengrocer      
foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
2.greengrocery - a greengrocer's grocery store
food market, grocery, grocery store, market - a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market"
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom


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To the row of houses indicated to him by Mr Charles Cheeryble, Nicholas directed his steps, without much troubling his head with such matters as these; and at this row of houses--after traversing a very dirty and dusty suburb, of which minor theatricals, shell-fish, ginger-beer, spring vans, greengrocery, and brokers' shops, appeared to compose the main and most prominent features--he at length arrived with a palpitating heart.
 
 
 
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