bottom drawer

[drawr]

noun British.

any drawer used for a hope chest.

Origin of bottom drawer

First recorded in 1885–90

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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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