coffee urn
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈkɔːfi ɜrn/
:
urnas de café
- There was a meeting going on, and I went in and found a good vantage point beside the coffee urn.
- gallon coffee urn
- a large coffee urn
- coffee urn and cup
Examples
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She set the coffee urn down and turned to look at me.
Fiction book (1998) -
When he caught her looking at him, he turned away immediately and went over to the coffee urn, where he refilled his cup.
Fiction book (1995) -
Buster goes to the coffee urn behind the counter and helps himself.
Fiction book (1990) -
On a table near the door were a large coffee urn and Styrofoam cups.
Fiction book (1994) -
He glanced at the coffee urn.
Fiction book (1991) -
A fellow with a close-cropped red beard was holding court by the coffee urn, entertaining two other staffers.
Fiction book (2002) -
Socorro enters the living room with a tray holding a coffee urn and cup, closely tailed by Duke.
Fiction book (1992) -
Red arrives at a truck with a 10-gallon coffee urn roped to the tailgate.
Fiction book (1993) -
He filled two mugs from the mismatched collection beside the coffee urn and handed one to his guest.
Fiction book (2002) -
At the party, everyone gathered around the coffee urn to grab a warm cup of coffee.
Synonyms
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2.9
A large metal container with a tap for serving hot drinks
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1.0
A tall container with a spout for making and serving coffee
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5.6
A coffee pot where boiling water rises through a tube and flows through ground coffee
How Big
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3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'coffee' (the beverage) with 'urn' (a large spigot-equipped container): a container for serving/keeping coffee hot. This noun–noun composition follows a common and cross-linguistically familiar pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Coffee urn comes from the old word urn, which meant a large pot for hot drinks. Picture a tall metal pot that keeps coffee warm for many people, and so coffee urn now means a big container used to brew and serve coffee at events.