dry goods
plural nounDefinition of dry goods
1
: grocery items (such as tobacco, sugar, flour, and coffee) that do not contain liquid
2
: textiles, ready-to-wear clothing, and notions as distinguished especially from hardware and groceries
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The first known use of dry goods was in 1657
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