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bottom drawer

bot·tom draw·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bot-uh m drawr for 1, 2]
    • /ˈbɒt əm drɔr for 1, 2/
    • /ˈbɒtəm drɔː(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bot-uh m drawr for 1, 2]
    • /ˈbɒt əm drɔr for 1, 2/

Definitions of bottom drawer words

  • noun bottom drawer a young woman's collection of clothes, linen, cutlery, etc, in anticipation of marriage 3
  • noun bottom drawer any drawer used for a hope chest. 1
  • noun bottom drawer lowest drawer in a chest 1
  • noun bottom drawer where a young woman stores things to use after marriage 1
  • noun bottom drawer where a young woman stores things to use after marriage 1
  • noun bottom drawer (Ireland) A lady’s storage box containing items saved for her wedding or married life. 0
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Origin of bottom drawer

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Bottom drawer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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bottom drawer popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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