false bottom

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noun

a horizontal partition above the actual bottom of a box, trunk, etc., especially one forming a secret compartment.

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Nearby words

false arrest, false bay, false bedding, false beechdrops, false blepharoptosis, false bottom, false bread-fruit, false buckthorn, false card, false cast, false cirrus

Origin of false bottom

First recorded in 1790–1800

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for false bottom

This is caused by using a false-bottom which is too low or because it is not well perforated.
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