bottom drawer
[ drawr ]
/ drɔr /
noun British.
any drawer used for a hope chest.
Origin of bottom drawer
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby bottom drawer
bottom,
bottom bolt,
bottom break,
bottom dead centre,
bottom dog,
bottom drawer,
bottom drops out, the,
bottom end,
bottom feeder,
bottom fish,
bottom fishing
British Dictionary definitions for bottom drawer
bottom drawer
noun
British
a young woman's collection of clothes, linen, cutlery, etc, in anticipation of marriage
US and Canadian equivalent: hope chest