larder
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6.6
- noun
- /ˈlɑrdər/
- UK
:
despensa
- Alexander Abraham, for all his faults, does not scrimp in the larder.
- stock the larder
- the larder was empty
- fill the larder
Steal from the fields, you know, steal from the the larder.
- Steal from the fields, you know, steal from the the larder.
Examples
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Mother and the Olsons had departed on a shopping safari to replenish our larder, but a note left on the kitchen table informed me that a Caesar salad, heavy on the garlic, had been prepared for my pleasure and was chilling in the fridge.
Fiction book (1992) -
But it's six months between shipments, and at the end of the cycle, the larder gets low.
Fiction book (2001) -
I was checking the larder.
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I'll see what's left in the larder this time.
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There's plenty of food in the larder.
Fiction book (1991) -
I figure if he's gone this far, he must've set up a larder by now.
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"Why didn't you say so right away?" Rising, he said, "Pack up whatever's left in the larder."
Fiction book (2001) -
ELLEN: How exactly am I supposed to make breakfast when there's nothing in the larder... but pickled herrings and marmalade?
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The townspeople had to make do with the contents of their larders—wheat, beans, oil, olives.
Fiction book (1993) -
When preparing for the winter, she checked the larder to see what supplies were left.
Synonyms
79
1.0
A cabinet with shelves for storing dishes or food
76
1.0
A small room or cupboard in a house where people keep food and dishes
51
3.8
A supply of food and other needed items kept for future use
45
4.2
A large supply of goods kept for future use
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1.8
A room where people keep extra things not used every day
10
3.1
A building where goods are kept for later use
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Larder comes from a word for lard, which is 'fat' or 'bacon' people used to keep and use later, so it first meant a place for stored meat. So a larder became a household supply of food to use when you need it.