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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grocery \Gro"cer*y\, n.; pl. {Groceries}. [F. grosserie
     wholesale. See {Grocer}.]
     1. The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices,
        etc.; -- in the United States almost always in the plural
        form, in this sense.
        [1913 Webster]


  
              A deal box . . . to carry groceries in. --Goldsmith.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The shops at which the best families of the
              neighborhood bought grocery and millinery.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     2. A retail grocer's shop or store. [U. S.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "groceries":
     baked goods, canned foods, canned goods, commissariat, commissary,
     dehydrated foods, food items, food supply, fresh foods,
     frozen foods, green goods, grocery, larder, packaged goods,
     produce, provender, provisions, stores, supplies, tinned goods,
     truck
  
  

















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