Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A place, such as a pantry or cellar, where food is stored.
- noun A supply of food.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Slaughter.
- noun A room in which bacon and other meats are kept or salted; hence, a depository of provisions in general for a household; a pantry.
- noun The stock of provisions in a house; provisions as served.
- noun One who lards, as meat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A room or place where meat and other articles of food are kept before they are cooked.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a cool room in a domestic house where food is stored; a
pantry - noun a food supply
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
- noun a supply of food especially for a household
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin lārdārium, from Latin lārdum, bacon.]
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dailyword commented on the word larder
This word was used in Cold Mountain.
June 9, 2012