larder

[lahr-der]

noun

1. a room or place where food is kept; pantry.

2. a supply of food.

larder

/ ˈlɑːdə /

noun

1. a room or cupboard, used as a store for food

Word History and Origins

Origin of larder¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French lardier. See lard, -er ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of larder¹

C14: from Old French lardier, from _lard

Example Sentences

She said the university provides more than £7m in bursaries and hardship funds each year, as well as running financial literacy courses and setting up a student essentials larder.

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The community larder was launched several years ago when volunteers found there was plenty of surplus produce from local allotments that could be donated to those in need.

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A charity that redistributes food to community larders delivered about 15,000 more meals to people in July compared to the same period last year.

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It is the fifth year that the larder has organised a "food rescue" mission, with about 500 people taking advantage of last year's event.

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The dynamic duo consumed "a week's worth of honey", the trust said, as well as jam and other supplies - prompting a "sugar rush" and leaving a depleted larder in their wake.

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