toy storen.

Brit.

/ˈtɔɪ stɔː/, U.S.

/ˈtɔɪ ˌstɔr/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: toy n., store n.

Etymology: < toy n. + store n.

Originally and chiefly North American.

A shop selling toys; = toy shop n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shop selling toys

toy shop1681

toy store1822

toy land1853

playshop1889

1822 Raleigh Reg. & N.-Carolina Gaz. 22 Nov. Confectionary and Toy Store. The Subscriber..has just received a great variety of New Toys, among which are Drums, Trumpets, Guns, Swords, &c.

1907 Amer. Stationer 22 June 38/2 A question which has always presented itself to me during my thirty years' experience as keeper of a toy store is just how a fad or season for a certain toy or game is started.

1990 Independent 15 Oct. 19/1 A Bristol toystore chain has..banned [Teenage Mutant Hero] Turtle merchandise from its shelves.

2011 Independent 25 July 18/3 Nigel Wheatley, head of retail and marketing at Hamleys toy store, said there had been a ‘significant increase’ in footfall in recent weeks.

Phrases

(like) a kid in a toy store: used to indicate that a person is excited by what is on offer, or has so many desirable or enticing options that it is difficult to make a choice.Cf. like a kid in a toy shop at toy shop n. Phrases, like a kid in a candy shop at candy n.² Phrases 1.

ΚΠ

1938 Smith's Weekly (Sydney) 23 July 9/3 His eyes were popped with excitement..like an eye-bugging kid in a toy store..and they darted..to follow the new faces that floated past the table.

1943 Circleville (Ohio) Herald 23 Nov. 4/5 ‘Could we go where there's music?’ ‘You can go anywhere you want to, Miss Beth... Take your choice.’..‘I can't... I'm like a kid in a toy store. They all sound wonderful!’

1997 Sport Diver Mar. 96/2 I was a kid in a toy store; extraordinary photo subjects were everywhere.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	toy store
释义	toy storen. Brit. /ˈtɔɪ stɔː/, U.S. /ˈtɔɪ ˌstɔr/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: toy n., store n. Etymology: < toy n. + store n. Originally and chiefly North American. A shop selling toys; = toy shop n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shop selling toys toy shop1681 toy store1822 toy land1853 playshop1889 1822 Raleigh Reg. & N.-Carolina Gaz. 22 Nov. Confectionary and Toy Store. The Subscriber..has just received a great variety of New Toys, among which are Drums, Trumpets, Guns, Swords, &c. 1907 Amer. Stationer 22 June 38/2 A question which has always presented itself to me during my thirty years' experience as keeper of a toy store is just how a fad or season for a certain toy or game is started. 1990 Independent 15 Oct. 19/1 A Bristol toystore chain has..banned [Teenage Mutant Hero] Turtle merchandise from its shelves. 2011 Independent 25 July 18/3 Nigel Wheatley, head of retail and marketing at Hamleys toy store, said there had been a ‘significant increase’ in footfall in recent weeks. Phrases (like) a kid in a toy store: used to indicate that a person is excited by what is on offer, or has so many desirable or enticing options that it is difficult to make a choice.Cf. like a kid in a toy shop at toy shop n. Phrases, like a kid in a candy shop at candy n.² Phrases 1. ΚΠ 1938 Smith's Weekly (Sydney) 23 July 9/3 His eyes were popped with excitement..like an eye-bugging kid in a toy store..and they darted..to follow the new faces that floated past the table. 1943 Circleville (Ohio) Herald 23 Nov. 4/5 ‘Could we go where there's music?’ ‘You can go anywhere you want to, Miss Beth... Take your choice.’..‘I can't... I'm like a kid in a toy store. They all sound wonderful!’ 1997 Sport Diver Mar. 96/2 I was a kid in a toy store; extraordinary photo subjects were everywhere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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