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dry sink

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Definition of dry sink

: a wooden cabinet with a tray top for holding a wash basin

Examples of dry sink in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Arnolts spent years looking for suitable furnishings, ending up with a potbellied stove, a dry sink and a rope bed topped by an uncomfortable-looking mattress. — Jay Jones, chicagotribune.com, 16 Dec. 2021

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First Known Use of dry sink

1946, in the meaning defined above

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“Dry sink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20sink. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.

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