false bottom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of false bottom
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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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
Whitman’s Sampler and the Russell Stover Holiday Season Box with 52 pieces got new packaging and new dimensions that did away with what was, essentially, a false bottom.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023
To see whether the jellyfish were really asleep, they built a false bottom to the aquarium and lowered it—essentially “pulling the rug out” from under the creatures.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 27, 2021
"Maybe it was a false bottom," Iannetta said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2015
I told him the guy had ordered a crate with a false bottom.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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