larder

American  

[lahr-der] / ˈlɑr dər /

noun

1. a room or place where food is kept; pantry.

2. a supply of food.

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larder British  

/ ˈlɑːdə /

noun

1. a room or cupboard, used as a store for food

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Etymology

Origin of larder

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French lardier. See lard, -er ²

Example Sentences

My larder consisted of two large baskets I’d woven, like the ones we used on the farm back home.

From Literature

Frank showed him the kitchen, the boot room, the larder stocked with herbs and jars of preserves and beans and a startling number of tins of anchovies.

From Literature

“Down Victoria Street is Parriss’s sweet shop, but with war rationing, Mr. Parriss doesn’t have much to offer. Neither does the butcher. Don’t know how Mum manages a larder stock, but she does somehow.”

From Literature

She said the university provides more than £7m in bursaries and hardship funds each year, as well as running financial literacy courses and setting up a student essentials larder.

From BBC

The community larder was launched several years ago when volunteers found there was plenty of surplus produce from local allotments that could be donated to those in need.

From BBC