Definitions for tuck shop
tuck shop

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1. tuck shopnoun

   a candy store in Great Britain

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. tuck shopnoun

   a shop selling confectionery, especially one near a school

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1. Tuck shop

   A tuck shop is a small, food-selling retailer. It is a term principally used in the UK, Ireland, Grenada, South Africa, Nigeria, New Zealand, Jamaica, Australia, Pakistan, India, Canada and occasionally in other parts of the former British Empire. In New South Wales and Queensland, the term is interchangeable with the word canteen. When the tuck shop is in a school, it is frequently the only place (other than the school canteen) where monetary transactions can be made. As such, particularly in the UK, they often sell items of stationery too, although food is still their primary source of income and customers. In Australia, at both youth clubs, campsites, and schools, the tuck shop is mainly staffed by volunteers from the community, which may include students, parents and, in the case of clubs, its members. The term is also used in Indian boarding schools. In Canada, summer camps often have tuck shops for the same reason, to allow campers to buy small items while away from home. Some hospitals in Canada have tuck shops too, though now it's more common for them to be called gift shops.Tuck shops in a long-term care facility typically sell personal hygiene items such as razors, soap, and shampoo.

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1. tuck shop

   A tuck shop is a small retail outlet typically found within schools or recreational facilities, where snacks, drinks, and other small items are sold to students, staff members, or visitors. It usually offers a variety of sweets, chips, beverages, and other convenience goods for immediate consumption. The purpose of a tuck shop is to provide a convenient and accessible location for individuals to purchase quick snacks and refreshments.

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1. Tuck shop

   A tuck shop is a small, food-selling retailer. It is a term principally used in the UK, Grenada, South Africa, New Zealand, the Australian states of Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales, and occasionally in other parts of the former British Empire. In New South Wales, the term is interchangeable with the word canteen. When the tuck shop is in a school, it is frequently the only place where monetary transactions can be made. As such, particularly in the UK, they often sell items of stationery too, although food is still their primary source of income and customers. In Australia at both youth clubs and schools the tuck shop is mainly staffed by volunteers from the community, this may include students, parents and in the case of clubs; members. The term is also used in Indian boarding schools. In Canada, summer camps often have tuck shops for the same reason, to allow campers to buy small items while away from home. The term "tuck", meaning food, is slang and probably originates from such phrases as "to tuck into a meal". It is also closely related to the Australian English word "tucker", also meaning food. A tuck shop typically sells confectionery finger-food, such as sweets, crisps, soft drinks and so on. In recent years, there have been moves to change to a wider variety of "healthier" foods. In Australia, where the tuck shop will typically be the only source of bought food at the school/club, the menu is more substantial and is more similar to the school dinners provided by the British government.

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1. • Confectionery

How to pronounce tuck shop?

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   Australian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tuck shop in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tuck shop in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of tuck shop in a Sentence

1. Janet Bete:

   In my neighbourhood there is a man who runs a spaza (tuck shop) but has no electricity, so I hire out the solar lights to him daily from 5am when he opens, to 7am when it's no longer dark.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tuck shop
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tuck_Shop
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuck_Shop
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5. ^ Wikidata
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