Wednesday 3 November 2010

Picture Dictionary: Smallgoods

What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘smallgoods’? I saw it on a sign as I walked down the street yesterday and I ran through a few possibilities in my head. Underwear? Kitchen equipment? Haberdashery? But no. This is what smallgoods is (are?):

(image via www.postcards-sa.com.au)

smallgoods [smɔl/gʊdz]

Noun pl

(Australia and New Zealand)

1. Processed meat products e.g. sausage, salami, paté

2. Shop that sells same

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