five-and-ten en · NOUN
Meanings
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(US) A five-and-dime.
Christmas toys—windup robots and air guns and painted trains—filled the front window of the five-and-ten.
2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 121:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| five-and-tens | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| five and ten | alternative | lexicographic |