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bottom drawer

American

[drawr] / drɔr /

noun

British.

any drawer used for a hope chest.

bottom drawer British

noun

US and Canadian equivalent: hope chest. a young woman's collection of clothes, linen, cutlery, etc, in anticipation of marriage

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Etymology

Origin of bottom drawer

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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"I don't want it to be a doorstop or in the bottom drawer, I want it to be on the mantelpiece."

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

The left of the bottom drawer is all cheese and dairy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023

The heart-stories behind the mailboxes are discreetly pasted, painted, hammered and welded into their forms like love letters secreted into the false bottom drawer of a writing desk.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

“I went to my bottom drawer, found this number that I’d always liked, and played it to myself,” he said.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2022

She opened the bottom drawer of the china cabinet.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez

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