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bottom drawer

American

[drawr] / drɔr /

noun

British.

any drawer used for a hope chest.

bottom drawer British

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bottom drawer

First recorded in 1885–90

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bottom drawer

Mr Brettell said the ancient citrus fruit was discovered in the bottom drawer of a 19th century chest salvaged during a house clearance.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2024

The heart-stories behind the mailboxes are discreetly pasted, painted, hammered and welded into their forms like love letters secreted into the false bottom drawer of a writing desk.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

It was an idea that I had sort of in the bottom drawer.

From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2022

“So ‘Lockdown’ went into the bottom drawer and I forgot all about it until reality overtook fiction.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2020

She threw the unopened envelopes in the bottom drawer.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

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