| 单词 | butler's sink |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbutler's sink butler's sink n. (also butler sink) a type of (usually large, rectangular) deep sink with vertical sides, traditionally made of glazed white fireclay; cf. Belfast sink n. ΚΠ 1872 F. Rogers Bartholomew's Specif. Pract. Archit. ii. xvi. 259 Make the necessary preparations in the present cistern for supplying the new water-closets and butler's-sink. 1925 Manch. Guardian 14 Sept. 6/6 It combines the deep butler's sink with a wash-tub, and there is a place between the two for fitting a small wringer. 1995 G. Hall Dark Backward (1996) xxii. 387 The big butler sink and wooden draining board still stood beneath the..casement window. 2005 Period Living & Trad. Homes Apr. 34/1 The only reminders..in the kitchen are the butler's sink, the beamed ceiling and the cream-coloured Aga. < as lemmas |
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