spa

[Laurence Horn]

At 10:10 AM -0600 3/1/11, Joan H. Hall wrote:
>DARE's Volume V entry for "spa" labels it "NEast, esp MA." Stay tuned!
>
Is that always to designate a 'grocery, convenience store' as in most
of the recent postings?  How widespread is "spa" in the 'diner,
luncheonette' context Alice noted, as exemplified by the defunct
local (College St., New Haven) "College Spa"?  Maybe the rarity of
this use is what led inevitably to the demise of the establishment.

LH

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