Meaning of drawer | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
2. Agent noun of draw; one who draws.
   agent, form-of
3. An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles
4. A side panel containing supplementary content.
5. An artist who primarily makes drawings.
6. A side panel containing supplementary content
7. Attributive form of drawers.
   attributive, form-of
8. One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.
9. Attributive form of drawers
10. A barman; a person who draws the beer from the taps.
11. Agent noun of draw; one who draws
12. Someone who taps palm sap for making toddy.
13. An artist who primarily makes drawings
14. A wagoner or person who pushes underground tubs.
    historical

Equivalents

Examples

“He knelt down and began shoving the drawer into the slot; the rail was misaligned so he banged it with the heel of his hand. It stuck.”

“The step-ins are of two sorts; the knicker combination with open bloomer and chemise top; and circular drawer style, with chemise top and gussets at back and front that give extra width at the bottom.”

“Customers in the underwear department at MacDougal-Southwick’s, on the other hand, have evinced quite an interest in the French drawer style, with binding in contrasting color and the separate vests also bound in the contrasting color.”

“Today men of every age are turning to the athletic pull-over shirt and drawer type of underwear.”

“Men’s Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers / 50ᶜ ea. / For the man who wants the shirt-and-drawer type of underwear but, naturally, wants lightweight now.”

“Leloir described les calecons, drawer-type undergarment worn by French ladies (wc).”

“The Sikh code of conduct does not restrict how Sikhs dress, except that they must wear kashera (drawer-type, cotton tie-able underwear) and a turban.”

“Lawyers for Mr. Abbott argued that the maps were drawn to help Republicans maintain power but not to discriminate, and that drawers did not know where district offices were located.”

“Wanted: discreet drawer of royal bath [title] ... [T]he successful applicant for the role of "housekeeping assistant" mus also be prepared for rather less conventional tasks; such as running the Queen's bath and cleaning her priceless antiques.”

“There is no doubt that the stipulation of nonguarantee of an acceptance inserted in a bill of exchange by the drawer has the effect of excluding the liability of guarantee for the indorsers as well as for the drawer.”

“When the good lieutenant applied himself to the door, he applied himself likewise to the bell; and the drawer immediately attending, he dispatched him for a file of musqueteers and a surgeon.”

“He came down to the Pied Horse Inn, where I was a drawer, at Newmarket, twice.”

“A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff. These properties were known to have belonged to a toddy drawer. He had disappeared.”

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