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

How to use bottom drawer in a sentence

Or was it one to be placed firmly in the bottom drawer of memory, the lock secured, and the key thrown away?
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After this she took from the bottom drawer of her bureau that long-forgotten gift from the facetious Dave Cowan.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
A week ago I took out the bottom drawer; I looked and saw figures burnt out in it.
Plays by Chekhov, Second Series|Anton Chekhov
Yes, there was the big bottom drawer in the wardrobe, in which Miss Carson kept her hats.
The Rebellion of Margaret|Geraldine Mockler

Lysbet read it, and then put the paper carefully away among the silks and satins in her bottom drawer.
The Bow of Orange Ribbon|Amelia E. Barr
Mrs. Paine, you now have that bottom drawer of your desk secretary open, and I see the remains of a ball of string.
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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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