ironmongery
Americannoun
plural
ironmongeries-
a hardware store or business.
-
the stock of a hardware store; hardware.
Etymology
Origin of ironmongery
First recorded in 1705–15; ironmonger + -y 3
Example Sentences
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And a moment later he is stuck motionless over the ball, as though hypnotized, unable to move the ironmongery to and fro.
From Golf Digest
Uppingham School's pavilion has a deep thatched roof and an interior with finely detailed features such as delicate leaf-like plasterwork on the ceiling and ornate ironmongery on the windows.
From BBC
I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin‑nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade.
From The Guardian
Indeed, Dixon reinforced the Britishness of the spaces with bathroom tiles that reference London’s traditional glazed brick, and copper and ironmongery details crafted by British makers.
From Architectural Digest
Four years later - and almost his entire adult life spent in the quest for Olympic ironmongery - Murdoch is one match away from the ultimate redemption.
From BBC
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