cedar chest
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cedar chest
An Americanism dating back to 1765–75
Example Sentences
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Change is also afoot at Esquire, the tweediest of the men’s titles, which for decades carried a whiff of dad’s old cedar chest full of pocketknives and Mickey Mantle baseball cards.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2019
But before we know it, those heavy blankets will be coming out from the cedar chest, and there is no reason for our friends and neighbors to face another frigid weather without a helping hand.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 4, 2017
It had been kept in a cedar chest in a home in West Virginia after being bought in 1938, according to seller Darren Adams.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2014
Purchased off a newsstand by a man from West Virginia in 1938, the comic book was stored in a cedar chest “at high altitude” for four decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2014
I sat down on the cedar chest again.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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