bottom drawer

noun

British
: a chest or box in which a young woman keeps things (such as silverware and linen) that she will use after she gets married : hope chest

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Check your oven’s manual or controls to identify if the bottom drawer is for storage, warming, or broiling. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 19 July 2026 Consumers can find the model number on a label inside the range’s bottom drawer. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 July 2026 The bottom drawer converts from one to the other in minutes. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 May 2026 In the bottom drawer of her desk, Val kept a pharmacopeia of herbal supplements and drops. — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bottom drawer

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“Bottom drawer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom%20drawer. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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