storekeeping (storke"ping)

The act of taking charge of stores or a store. storeman (stor'man), n.; pl. storemen (-men). 1. A man in charge of stores or supplies: as, the storeman's stock of bolts and screws.-2. A man employed in a storehouse for the work of storing goods. The question of wages of shifters and store - men has been referred to arbitration. Weekly Echo , Sept. 5, 1885. (Encyc. Dict .) store-master (stōr'måster), n . The tenant of a store-farm. [Scotch.]