wareroom

[ wair-room, -roo m ]

/ ˈwɛərˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

a room in which goods are stored or are displayed for sale.

Origin of wareroom

First recorded in 1805–15; ware¹ + room

He stumbled along to a corner of the wareroom where he slumped on a keg of nails.

Blue Ridge Country |Jean Thomas
It was evident that the fire had originated in one of the upper floors, for there was no light in the wareroom.

Fighting the Flames |R.M. Ballantyne
One workman sews the sacks up and another wheels them to the wareroom.

How We are Fed |James Franklin Chamberlain
The wareroom was densely dark, to which was imparted additional horror by the piercing moans of the suffering.

Makers and Romance of Alabama History |B. F. Riley

The pert girls at the wareroom would not snub the old maid any more, and shove her into the meanest corner.

The Other Girls |Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney