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trash drawer en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US) A tall drawer, usually found in a kitchen, in which a garbage can or garbage bag can be placed, for the collection and disposal of trash.
    • And a big trash drawer down below for wastebasket loads. 1981, House and Garden, Vol. 153, Issues 1-6, p. 44
    • Another very useful kitchen feature is a trash drawer. This is a tall drawer that can house a large trash container. 1999, Jeanne Jones, Jeanne Jones' Healthy Cooking: For People Who Don't Have Time To Cook, page 7:
    • [On a checklist of things to have in the kitchen:] Pull-out cabinet trash drawer 2008, Susan Lang, Designing Your Dream Home: Every Question to Ask, Every Detail to Consider, page 182:
    • A pull-out trash drawer gives you a place to hide kitchen waste and recyclables. 1996, James A. Hufnagel, Kathie Robitz, Barbara Sabella, Kitchens: design, remodel, build, page 28:

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junk drawer