marine store
(UK, AU, historical) A store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop.
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(UK, AU, historical) A store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop.
The delivery of Mrs Dibble's goods to the purchaser was done, as a standing grievance, by a marine-store dealer who kept a horse and cart in the lane at the rear of Mrs Dibble's premises, and Rita called on him that evening to arrange fo…
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