Gro·cer·y n.; pl. Groceries
1. The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices, etc.; -- in the United States almost always in the plural form, in this sense.
A deal box . . . to carry groceries in. --Goldsmith.
The shops at which the best families of the neighborhood bought grocery and millinery. --Macaulay.
2. A retail grocer's shop or store. [U. S.]
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