LITTLEWOODS


Meaning of LITTLEWOODS in English

I. Lit ‧ tle ‧ woods 1 /ˈlɪtlwʊdz/ BrE AmE trademark

a former company that operated football POOLS in the UK (=a system by which people risk small amounts of money on the results of football games, and can win a lot of money if they guess the results correctly) . The company sold off its pools business, but the name Littlewoods is still used as part of Sportech PLC's ↑ online gambling (↑ gamble ) services.

II. Littlewoods 2 BrE AmE trademark

a part of Shop Direct's ↑ online shopping services. In the past, Littlewoods was a group of British shops selling clothes, food, and electrical goods.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.