a general store catering to local farmers and country people, often on a credit basis.
See also: general store
- 1825  (1923)  
Woolcards and stockings, hats for men and boys,
Mills-saws and fenders, silks, and infants' toys;
All usefull things and joined with many more,
Compose the well assorted country store. - 1923  Other stores in the village changed the "things" in the windows. The Country Store never did.