tuck shop

Example Sentences

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A swimming pool, chicken run and tuck-shop were all built under the guise of improving security.

From Economist • Aug. 28, 2014

There, when he was not attending court levees in London, Hussein lingered around the local tuck-shop, sipping Cokes with his cousin and classmate, Iraq's Prince Feisal, also 17.

From Time Magazine Archive

Which is how I became the tuck-shop guy.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

As the tuck-shop guy, I was perfectly positioned.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

I’d scrimped and saved my tuck-shop money and my CD money to buy them.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah