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
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Examples
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Having partly roasted the remainder of the birds, as well as the frogs and lizards, to assist in preserving them we hung them up in a shady place which we called our larder, under a thick branch, where we hoped they would keep sweet till they were required for food.
The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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It's similar to the English word larder, where perishable food and drink were stored before we all had refrigerators.
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The word "larder" is a nice one, because it means both a place where food is stored, and a supply of food, especially for a household.
Toast: Lindy 2005
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The word "larder" is a nice one, because it means both a place where food is stored, and a supply of food, especially for a household.
Cupboard Love Lindy 2005
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So, a couple of hours and $200 later, the larder is well stocked once again.
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So, a couple of hours and $200 later, the larder is well stocked once again.
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When the larder is dry, there may be also bacon racks fixed to the ceiling; but, if the situation should be damp, these will be better in the kitchen.
The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845
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Our larder is not too much encumbered with provision.
Act II 1823
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And I don't know anyone who would say they have a "larder"-probably because what would have been in a larder, is in a fridge now.
Basic Kitchen Part IV: Pantry Lindy 2008
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Among other things I've done in the past two hours: housing works (found book 3 of a trilogy my mother had started but I don't think she ever found books 2 or 3 yet), The Strand (a mere 11 books, $18 and change), and 12th Steet Books ($16 and change for 7 books, mostly Robert Barnard mysteries, but I also got a Colin Dexter Inspector Morse to try and an old non-series Lawrence Block, etc.), and a quick visit to the Westside Market since, obviously, the larder is bare.
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2007
dailyword commented on the word larder
This word was used in Cold Mountain.
June 9, 2012