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BUCKET SHOP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bucket shop" is a kind of...):
tap house; tavern (a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("bucket shop" is a kind of...):
brokerage; brokerage firm; securities firm (a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller)
