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butler's pantry

noun

Definition of butler's pantry

: a service room between kitchen and dining room

Examples of butler's pantry in a Sentence

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The kitchen has a passageway to the dining room through the butler's pantry. — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, "Glory days return to gilded 1882 Italianate mansion built for Portland shoe merchant (photos)," 24 Apr. 2018 Adjacent to the living room is the formal dining room with a wine grotto and a butler's pantry leading to the kitchen. — Lisa Zapalac, Houston Chronicle, "Prime property: West University Place home offers flex, entertaining space," 2 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of butler's pantry

1757, in the meaning defined above

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