greengrocing

noun

Etymology

From greengrocer, as though it were constructed from a verb and -er. See -ing.

Definitions

  1. Greengrocery, the trade of selling fruit and vegetables.

    • I'm goin' into the greengrocing tryde meself...
    • And to think how you had stuck that greengrocing job, when there were jobs like this to be had for the asking!
    • "I expect they get the union rates for bright greengrocing lads."

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA