DCHP-3

department store †

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a large store organized into departments, each one of which sells a particular type of merchandise.

Quotations

1907
Every person wrongfully arrested and searched in one of those confounded department stores should place the matter in a lawyer's hands immediately, within the hour.
1955
You can buy them in any hardware or department store but before you spend the money, try what you can do for nothing.