wine cooler

American  

noun

1. a bucket for holding ice to chill a bottle of wine.

2. a drink made of wine, fruit juice, carbonated water, and sometimes other flavorings.

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wine cooler British  

noun

1. a bucket-like vessel containing ice in which a bottle of wine is placed to be cooled

2. the full name for cooler

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Etymology

Origin of wine cooler

First recorded in 1805–15

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Example Sentences

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wine cooler

And they displayed heritage mums in places guests might not expect to see them — inside tall, stemmed glasses, for example, and mixed with white pine branches in a wine cooler.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2022

Now, nearly 30 years later, could the wine cooler break back into the market again, albeit with a slightly cooler reputation?

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2022

There’s a center-island chef’s kitchen, an open-concept dining area with a wine cooler, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2020

The kitchen has stone countertops, two dishwashers, three refrigerators, a wine cooler and two warming ovens.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2020

The sideboards were either large side-tables, or a species of side-table built in niches, with a fountain between them which was used as a wine cooler.

From Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today by Lucy Abbot Throop

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