wine cooler
Americannoun
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a bucket for holding ice to chill a bottle of wine.
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a drink made of wine, fruit juice, carbonated water, and sometimes other flavorings.
noun
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a bucket-like vessel containing ice in which a bottle of wine is placed to be cooled
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the full name for cooler
Etymology
Origin of wine cooler
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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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
The main level also holds an indoor-outdoor dining room, wine cooler, movie theater and kitchen with two islands.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2022
They added an outdoor kitchen with a grill, a refrigerator, an ice-maker, a wine cooler and storage cabinets.
From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2018
People started farming Merlot like crazy to meet demand, and the quality in the mass market dropped precipitously, along with prices, making it a veritable wine cooler of reds.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2018
There was a circular table within the kettle, around which sat the guests, each with a wine "cooler" at his side.
From The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 by Various
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