summer kitchen
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of summer kitchen
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Across the courtyard, the log cabin has a bathroom and a summer kitchen.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022
Now they all live in an out-house that used to be the family's "summer kitchen".
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2022
I couldn't wait to turn it into a summer kitchen.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2022
There’s also a cabana house with a bar, a billiards table and a summer kitchen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2018
The day the truancy officers came for the children of Rose Hill Plantation, I hid in the summer kitchen with Auntie Aggie.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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