linen closet

a closet in which sheets, towels, table linens, etc., are kept.

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Question 1 of 7

schlep

First recorded in 1880–85

He felt he had earned this brown house––and the woman who was upstairs examining the linen-closet capacity.
The Gorgeous Girl|Nalbro Bartley
She knew each nook and corner of the great trunks as another woman knows her linen-closet or her preserve-shelves.
Roast Beef, Medium|Edna Ferber
I escaped from the bath-room only to land in the linen-closet.
Gordon Keith|Thomas Nelson Page
Phillis wore a perplexed look on her face as she took the note to Nan, who was still in the linen-closet.
Not Like Other Girls|Rosa N. Carey

Precious in the eyes of woman is the linen-closet of that neighbor's wife.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864|Various