Shopkeeping

Word SHOPKEEPING
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The place where shopkeepers can be observed in their natural habitat late at night. While casual passers by might assume that the shop and its adjoining car park has been secured for the night, "shopkeeper watchers" know that this is the time that they can observe shopkeepers at play. Within the confines of their secure paddock, they like to expose their bellies to the warm summer evening breeze. Some shopkeepers like to smoke, clear their throats, or scratch their buttocks with a piece of cardboard and/or stare vacantly at those gathered to watch at the shopkeeper zoo. Urban Dictionary

A girl or guy who is attracted (or pretending to be) to the owner or employee of an establishment. Usually to get discounts or free merchandise like drinks. Urban Dictionary

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The word "shopkeeping" in example sentences

A poet was a law unto himself, and should not be judged harshly from what might be termed a shopkeeping point of view. ❋ Robert Barr (1881)

Our English ancestors were called a shopkeeping nation by ❋ George William Curtis (1858)

Irish peasant, would suggest the idea of shopkeeping: the men, dressed in duck clothing and Scotch caps, voluntarily appeared with the soldiers, and presented their necessaries for inspection. ❋ John West (1840)

Returning to the Mercedes, some shopkeeping: The 2012 model year represents the second-generation CLS. ❋ Dan Neil (2011)

For example, Quakers pioneered no-haggle shopkeeping in England (a benefit because children could be sent to the store to buy things without being taken advantage of), and even designed the current prison system in this country. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If I look at my parents, who never had the opportunity to go to university back in the 70s, who came from shopkeeping families and worked really hard over their lives to give me and my brother something more, then there's no pessimism about the future. ❋ Unknown (2011)

After seeing the cameras the shopkeeping asked us a slew of common questions “how much is that?” ❋ Jenni's Life At The Moment (2008)

For example, Quakers pioneered no-haggle shopkeeping in England a benefit because children could be sent to the store to buy things without being taken advantage of, and even designed the current prison system in this country. ❋ Unknown (2010)

These women engage in small income-generating activities such as food processing, sewing and weaving, shopkeeping, craft-making, and renting bicycles. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The episode of her shopkeeping experience is admirably told, and affords the author abundant and varied opportunity of exercising her gift of drawing character. ❋ Peggy (2007)

Marshall's only helpers are an overweight shopkeeping witch, an old Siamese cat, and a hard drinking senior citizen who can lift automobiles. ❋ Donna (2009)

This is followed by discussion of fewer acceptable options for nineteenth-and early twentieth-century German and Eastern European immigrant married women, who could join their husbands in shopkeeping and small manufacturing ventures, but rarely set out on their own. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With the development of commerce, women entered into shopkeeping, and when, in the nineteenth century, the port of Charlotte Amalie became an international port and coaling station in St. Thomas, women opened stores and depots for supplying the transatlantic ships. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Even in more middle class milieus such as petty retailing and shopkeeping, it was assumed that women would help their husbands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Reports of a shopkeeping in Colorado say that the baby has been seen, and she “looks funny”. toyfoto Said, ❋ Unknown (2006)

An [example] of a shopkeeper zoo is Supersave [Market] in [Cabramatta] ❋ HTong (2007)

That girl is only [being hot] for shopkeep so she can get [free] [shots] ❋ AllBusinessTime (2010)

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