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bottom drawer
[ drawr ]
/ drɔr /
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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 end, bottom feeder, bottom-feeding, 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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