Cheesemongery
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Cheese and/or butter sold by a cheesemonger. countable, uncountable
"She had never been into these crowded streets alone before, and, dazzled by the glittering shop-windows, and confused by the headlong throng and seemingly interminable confusion of their traffic, got herself into continual scrapes by running against the different people she met, receiving such sarcastic admonitions in return as, 'That's your way, my darling,' accompanied by a smart shove from a young gentleman, with a round wooden tray of fresh butter and other cheesemongeries on his head, which she had nearly overturned in the concussion;"
- 2 The building where a cheesemonger sells dairy goods. countable, uncountable
"Here are two tripe-shops, a few considerable cheesemongeries, and one medicinal herb-shop."
- 3 The work of a cheesemonger; the selling of cheese. countable, uncountable
"WANTED an Apprentice in the Grocery and Cheesemongery business, a Youth of 16 years of age of good disposition, active, and wishing to oblige, and willing to attend the regulation of a Dissenting family, on week and sabbath days;"
Example
More examples"She had never been into these crowded streets alone before, and, dazzled by the glittering shop-windows, and confused by the headlong throng and seemingly interminable confusion of their traffic, got herself into continual scrapes by running against the different people she met, receiving such sarcastic admonitions in return as, 'That's your way, my darling,' accompanied by a smart shove from a young gentleman, with a round wooden tray of fresh butter and other cheesemongeries on his head, which she had nearly overturned in the concussion;"
Etymology
From cheesemonger + -y.
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