dime store

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dime′ store′, 

1. five-and-ten (def. 1).
2. [Bowling.] a split in which the five and ten pins remain standing.
• 1925–30, American.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

five-and-ten  (fīv′ən ten′), n. 

Also called five′-and-ten′-cent store′  (fīv′ən ten′sent′), five′-and-dime′  (fīv′ən dīm′), dime store, ten-cent store. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use.

adj. 

1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a five-and-ten.

• 1875–80