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  • noun US, rare Plural form of hockshop.

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Examples

  • Me I dressed in a preposterous ship's-captain uniform, one I, had for use on planets where such nonsense is, customary-four wide gold stripes on my cuffs, chest spangled with decorations bought in hockshops, a cocked hat Admiral Lord Nelson would have envied, and the rest as fancy as any grand master of a lodge. \par

    Time Enough For Love Heinlein, Robert A. 1973

  • Sleazy bars, store-front churches with gospels being shouted inside, "bargain" stores, hockshops, undertaking parlors.

    The Autobiography of Malcolm X X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 1964

  • Quote: "" Redeem your mind from the hockshops of authority. "

    Max Barry 2009

  • Quote: "" Redeem your mind from the hockshops of authority. "

    Max Barry 2009

  • Quote: "" Redeem your mind from the hockshops of authority. "

    Max Barry 2009

  • Quote: "" Redeem your mind from the hockshops of authority. "

    Max Barry 2009

  • Quote: "" Redeem your mind from the hockshops of authority. "

    Max Barry 2009

  • Quote: "" Redeem your mind from the hockshops of authority. "

    Max Barry 2009

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