woolworth
IPA: wˈʊɫwɝθ
noun
- united states businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919)
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Examples of "woolworth" in Sentences
- Woolworth's expanded aggressively with specialty store acquisitions.
- W. Woolworth discovered Lauscha's baubles during a visit to Germany.
- The Woolworth location closed with the rest of the chain in the 1990s.
- The only visible remains of Woolworth are the old general store and the old blacksmith shop. Both are next to the train tracks on the east side of the road and are currently used as storage by the owner of the property.
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