Garlicmonger

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A seller of garlic. historical

    "[…] a plethora of taverns, victuals, brew houses, hostelries, bathhouses, brothels, bearbaiting and bullbaiting arenas jostled for space with shops of stockfishmongers, garlicmongers, and bakemongers."

Example

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"[…] a plethora of taverns, victuals, brew houses, hostelries, bathhouses, brothels, bearbaiting and bullbaiting arenas jostled for space with shops of stockfishmongers, garlicmongers, and bakemongers."

Etymology

From garlic + monger.

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