| 词汇 | drugstore |
| 词源 | drugstore. Drugstore is an Americanism for the appellations “chemist’s shop,” “apothecary,” and “pharmacy,” used in En gland. But before they were called drugstores here, pharmacies were called druggist shops (1786) and druggist stores (1817). Drugstore is first recorded in 1818 and drugstore cowboy in 1925, the latter being a man who lounges around public places trying to impress young women by showing off. |
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