Meanings
noundolly shop (plural dolly shops)
plural dolly shops
- UKobsoleteAn unlicensed pawnshop where rags, old junk, and like items are bought and sold.
Synonyms: dolly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn unlicensed pawnshop where rags, old junk, and like items are bought and sold.
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Origin
(pawn shop): After the 19th-century practice of using a black doll to mark out their shops.
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dolly shop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolly%20shop
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“dolly shop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolly%20shop. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dolly shop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolly%20shop.
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