dolly shop
(UK, obsolete) An unlicensed pawnshop where rags, old junk, and like items are bought and sold.
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(UK, obsolete) An unlicensed pawnshop where rags, old junk, and like items are bought and sold.
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(UK, obsolete) A sweetshop furnished with the gambling device called a dolly.
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(archaic, UK) A place where cloth and rags are traded and kept for sale.