LARDER

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small storeroom for storing foods or wines

Synonyms:

buttery; larder; pantry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("larder" is a kind of...):

storage room; storeroom; stowage (a room in which things are stored)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "larder"):

still room; stillroom (a pantry or storeroom connected with the kitchen (especially in a large house) for preparing tea and beverages and for storing liquors and preserves and tea etc)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A supply of food especially for a household

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("larder" is a kind of...):

commissariat; provender; provisions; viands; victuals (a stock or supply of foods)

Credits

Context examples:

If I had permitted him, I am satisfied that Traddles would have made a perfect savage of himself, and eaten a plateful of raw meat, to express enjoyment of the repast; but I would hear of no such immolation on the altar of friendship, and we had a course of bacon instead; there happening, by good fortune, to be cold bacon in the larder.