bottom drawer

American  

[drawr] / drɔr /

noun

British.

1. any drawer used for a hope chest.

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bottom drawer British  

noun

1. 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

Cox moved Barnette’s file to the bottom drawer.

From Seattle Times

The cabinet’s bottom drawer is labeled “dead.”

From Seattle Times

Larrecsa Cox thumbed through the file folders in her bottom drawer, labeled with the names of their dead.

From Seattle Times

Just like home: I have been there for so many years, I feel like I know what is in the bottom drawer of Room 1029.

From Washington Post

Keep them in a safe place, such as in the bottom drawer of a piece of furniture.

From Washington Post