gyp-room

[ jip-room, -room ]

nounBritish Slang.
  1. a pantry, especially one attached to a student's quarters.

Origin of gyp-room

1
First recorded in 1870–75; see origin at gyp2

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How to use gyp-room in a sentence

  • She took the teacups into the gyp room, and then returned with the tablecloth, and added, "if he's spared."

    The Longest Journey | E. M. Forster
  • The gyp-room owned a presiding dignitary of its own who was known as the “gyp-woman,” who obligingly performed that service.

    A College Girl | Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey