home centrehome centern.

Brit.

/ˈhəʊm ˌsɛntə/, U.S.

/ˈhoʊm ˌsɛn(t)ər/

Forms: see home n.¹ and adj. and centre n.¹ and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home n.¹, centre n.¹

Etymology: < home n.¹ + centre n.¹

Chiefly U.S.

A (large) hardware store selling tools, building materials, and other household articles.Recorded earliest in attributive use.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shops selling other specific goods

jeweller's shop1632

ironmongery1648

ironmonger1673

jeweller1675

news shop1688

print shop1689

Indian house1692

coal shed1718

pamphlet shop1721

lormery1725

drugstore1771

hardware store1777

junk store1777

chandler-shop1782

junk shop1790

music store1794

pot shop1794

finding store1822

marine store1837

picture house1838

paint shop1847

news agency1852

chemist1856

Army and Navy1878

cyclery1886

jumble-shop1893

pig shop1896

Manchester department1905

lot1909

craft shop1911

garden centre1912

pet shop1927

sex shop1949

video store1949

quincaillerie1951

home centre1955

Army-Navy1965

cookshop1967

sound shop1972

bucket-shop1973

1955 Baytown (Texas) Sun 2 June 7/2 (advt.) Daily delivery of bakery items and produce, drug, and home-center products at Weingarten's.

1966 Building Materials Merchandiser Dec. 59/2 Small towns everywhere can provide a good base for a modern, one-stop Home Center where hardware, paints and related items are sold together with lumber and building materials.

1972 Home Center June 53 Today's Home Center is much more than a lumberyard, but building materials and hardware are the heart of every Home Center operation.

1991 P. C. Plett & B. T. Lester Training for Older People vii. 136 A home centre chain..eliminated stocking of goods by older employees so they could concentrate on serving the customers.

2007 S. Davis Home Makeovers that Sell iv. 69 Apply a water-based stripper (available at home centers) to dissolve the glue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	home centre
释义	home centrehome centern. Brit. /ˈhəʊm ˌsɛntə/, U.S. /ˈhoʊm ˌsɛn(t)ər/ Forms: see home n.¹ and adj. and centre n.¹ and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home n.¹, centre n.¹ Etymology: < home n.¹ + centre n.¹ Chiefly U.S. A (large) hardware store selling tools, building materials, and other household articles.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shops selling other specific goods jeweller's shop1632 ironmongery1648 ironmonger1673 jeweller1675 news shop1688 print shop1689 Indian house1692 coal shed1718 pamphlet shop1721 lormery1725 drugstore1771 hardware store1777 junk store1777 chandler-shop1782 junk shop1790 music store1794 pot shop1794 finding store1822 marine store1837 picture house1838 paint shop1847 news agency1852 chemist1856 Army and Navy1878 cyclery1886 jumble-shop1893 pig shop1896 Manchester department1905 lot1909 craft shop1911 garden centre1912 pet shop1927 sex shop1949 video store1949 quincaillerie1951 home centre1955 Army-Navy1965 cookshop1967 sound shop1972 bucket-shop1973 1955 Baytown (Texas) Sun 2 June 7/2 (advt.) Daily delivery of bakery items and produce, drug, and home-center products at Weingarten's. 1966 Building Materials Merchandiser Dec. 59/2 Small towns everywhere can provide a good base for a modern, one-stop Home Center where hardware, paints and related items are sold together with lumber and building materials. 1972 Home Center June 53 Today's Home Center is much more than a lumberyard, but building materials and hardware are the heart of every Home Center operation. 1991 P. C. Plett & B. T. Lester Training for Older People vii. 136 A home centre chain..eliminated stocking of goods by older employees so they could concentrate on serving the customers. 2007 S. Davis Home Makeovers that Sell iv. 69 Apply a water-based stripper (available at home centers) to dissolve the glue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1955
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