Definition of "hardware store" []

• A merchant that sells tools, fasteners, and similar objects known collectively as hardware, as well as related sundries used in construction and repair. (noun)

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• "Upon leaving the hardware store Qwilleran saw a barn-wood sign advertising mountain crafts and handmade gifts at Potato Cove."
• "Mr. Lincoln seized an axe-handle from a hardware store and went alone to open a way to the ballot-box."
• "Mr Woods (who married cousin [unclear: Lucy] Gilkeson) [and I] have bought out a hardware store in Staunton."