bottom drawer

[ drawr ]
/ drɔr /

noun British.

any drawer used for a hope chest.

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Origin of bottom drawer

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby bottom drawer

bottom, bottom bolt, bottom break, bottom dead centre, bottom dog, bottom drawer, bottom drops out, the, bottom end, bottom feeder, bottom fish, bottom fishing
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British Dictionary definitions for bottom drawer

bottom drawer

noun

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