keeping room

Origin of keeping room

First recorded in 1765–75

Faith went without another word into the keeping-room, and shut the door of communication.

Curious, if True |Elizabeth Gaskell
Oh, if you could hear the Sunday night singing in that little "keeping-room!"

Folly as It Flies |Fanny Fern
In the rear was the family kitchen, keeping-room, and drawing-room, all in one.

The Old Inns of Old England, Volume II (of 2) |Charles G. Harper
Mrs Benson could talk, but she could act as well, and she soon had the two lads upon the snug “keeping-room” sofa.

Hollowdell Grange |George Manville Fenn

"There ought to be room enough in the dining-room and keeping-room for two extra people," she said decidedly.

A Little Girl in Old Salem |Amanda Minnie Douglas