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bucket shop

DEFINITIONS OF: bucket shop

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n (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket

Type of:
tap house, tavern
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

n an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm

Type of:
brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm
a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
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