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pullman kitchen

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noun
a kitchenette, often recessed into a wall and concealed by double doors or a screen.
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Origin of pullman kitchen

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; so called because sinks and similar facilities were installed this way in Pullman-style railway cars

Words nearby pullman kitchen

pull-in, pulling boat, pulling teeth, pull in one's horns, Pullman, pullman kitchen, pull no punches, pull-off, pull-on, pull oneself together, pull oneself up by the bootstraps
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