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bottom drawer

American

[drawr] / drɔr /

noun

British.

any drawer used for a hope chest.

bottom drawer British

noun

US and Canadian equivalent: hope chest. a young woman's collection of clothes, linen, cutlery, etc, in anticipation of marriage

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Etymology

Origin of bottom drawer

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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Mr Brettell said the ancient citrus fruit was discovered in the bottom drawer of a 19th century chest salvaged during a house clearance.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024

The left of the bottom drawer is all cheese and dairy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023

He was born Thomas Sean Connery on Aug. 25, 1930, and his crib was the bottom drawer of a dresser in a cold-water flat next door to a brewery.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2020

When Abigail Echo-Hawk first started her job as director of the Urban Indian Health Institute, she felt compelled to open the bottom drawer of a file cabinet in the corner of her office.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2018

There's an apple and a nice hunk of wax-wrapped cheese in a bottom drawer, and I have to fight from snatching it up.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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