chandlery

[ chand-luh-ree, chahnd- ]

/ ˈtʃænd lə ri, ˈtʃɑnd- /

a storeroom for candles.

the warehouse, wares, or business of a chandler.

Origin of chandlery

First recorded in 1595–1605; chandler + -y³

“And leave off his evil ways, and set up in the chandlery line, arterwards,” said the housemaid.

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 1(of 2) |Charles Dickens
My boy, you and I will get a slate and pencil before we go into such a chandlery operation!

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 |Various
The forecastle was lumbered with ship's chandlery, the hold nigh full of rice, the lazarette crowded with the teas and silks.

The Wrecker |Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne
No; you're just in time for the biggest bargain in the chandlery line that anybody ever 'ad a chance of.

The Nest Egg |W.W. Jacobs

I had sore worries myself in the money line until poor Dredge made his fortune in the chandlery business.

The Palace Beautiful |L. T. Meade

chandlery

/ (ˈtʃɑːndlərɪ) /

the business, warehouse, or merchandise of a chandler

a place where candles are kept