Main Entry:: ¹shop
Pronunciation:: \ˈshäp\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often attributive
Etymology:: Middle English shoppe, from Old English sceoppa booth; akin to Old High German scopf shed
Date:: 14th century

1: a handicraft establishment : atelier2 a: a building or room stocked with merchandise for sale : store balso shoppe

\ˈshäp\ : a small retail establishment or a department in a large one offering a specified line of goods or services <a millinery shop> <a sandwich shop>3: a commercial establishment for the making or repair of goods or machinery <machine shop> <repair shop>4 a: a school laboratory equipped for industrial arts education b: the art or science of working with tools and machinery5 a: a business establishment : office <a public relations shop> b: shoptalk <talking shop>

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