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dry goods
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dry goods
(noun)
dry goods
noun
dry goods
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of DRY GOODS
[
plural
]
1
:
items (such as tobacco, tea, and coffee) that do not contain liquid
2
US, old-fashioned
:
items made of cloth (such as fabrics, lace, and ribbon)
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