larder
Americannoun
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a room or place where food is kept; pantry.
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a supply of food.
noun
Etymology
Origin of larder
1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French lardier. See lard, -er 2
Example Sentences
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Someone stole a 24-pack of Sprite from his larder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Haywood said unlike food banks no-one needs a referral to shop at the larder.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
A woman who runs a community larder said the organisation has seen a "record number" of customers and recently served 117 people in one day.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
The food for the larder is donated by the charity FareShare, which redistributes surplus food and diverts it away from landfill.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
Her job was to fill two bowls with fresh yogurt from the sacks hanging in the basement larder, where the floor was packed dirt, and where the old cook kept his pickling jars.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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