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pet shop

Today it means: A shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets, and products for caring for and feeding them. Full definition →

First used 1927

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From pet + shop.

First known use, by meaning

from 1927 A shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets, and products for caring for and feeding them.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.