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A fanciful spelling of , chiefly used in the names of businesses to give an air of old-fashionedness.
Its called Ye Olde Grog Shoppe, but really its the new liquor shop and it opened just last month.
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shoppe — [ ʃap ] noun count an old word meaning a store : a candy shoppe … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shoppe — one of several Middle English variations of SHOP (Cf. shop) (n.). It appears in Chaucer. Noted by 1918 as an antiquarian affectation in U.S. commercial establishments. YE EAT SHOPPE I admit that the name is against it. As a matter of fact, 732… … Etymology dictionary
shoppe — [shäp] n. alt. sp. of SHOP (sense 1): early sp. now used faddishly, esp. in the names of such shops … English World dictionary
shoppe — UK [ʃɒp] / US [ʃɑp] noun [countable] Word forms shoppe : singular shoppe plural shoppes an old word meaning shop , sometimes used on signs … English dictionary
shoppe — noun see shop I, 2b … New Collegiate Dictionary
shoppe — /shop/, n. shop (used chiefly for quaint effect). [deliberately archaized sp.] * * * … Universalium
Shoppe — Gå på indkøb i butikker … Danske encyklopædi
shoppe — [[t]ʃɒp[/t]] n. cvb a shop • Etymology: deliberately archaized sp … From formal English to slang
shoppe — shop|pe vb., r, de, t … Dansk ordbog
shoppe — variant of shop … Useful english dictionary
