DCHP-3

country store

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a general store catering to local farmers and country people, often on a credit basis.

Quotations

1825

Woolcards and stockings, hats for men and boys,
Mills-saws and fenders, silks, and infants' toys;
All usefull things and joined with many more,
Compose the well assorted country store.
1923
Other stores in the village changed the "things" in the windows. The Country Store never did.