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WOTD: haberdashery

Posted on February 26, 2020February 4, 2020 by Wordsmyth

haberdashery

noun
definition 1: a shop that sells men’s clothing and furnishings.
definition 2: the goods sold in such a shop.

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Quotation:

“And where will I find a haberdashery?”
“A what? Talk English. What you want?”
“I want a–an outfit; a personal outfit.”
“Blanket to moccasins? Levi’s, stranger.  Levi’ll outfit you complete and throw in a yellow purp [pup] under the wagon.”
(Edwin Legrand Sabin, Desert Dust)

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