butler's pantry

noun

: a service room between kitchen and dining room

Examples of butler's pantry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Features: Fireplaces, year-round sun room, screen porches, formal dining room, butler's pantry with working dumbwaiter, phone room, billiard room, bar area, pond. Take a look around... All photos by Homecoming Photography. Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024 The 1906 house incorporates Colonial elements and features high ceilings, pocket doors, decorative plasterwork, ornate fireplaces, grand staircase, elevator, chef's kitchen with butler's pantry, wet bar, dining room with parkscape mural, primary suite with balcony, and covered front porch. The Week Staff, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024 Its kitchen features double ovens, an oversized island, stainless steel appliances, and a walk-in butler's pantry with a wine/beverage refrigerator. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024 The 1931 four-bedroom English Tudor features a two-story living room with native oak beams and a floor-to-ceiling English fireplace, a dining room with fireplace, a chef's kitchen with butler's pantry, and a library. The Week Staff, theweek, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for butler's pantry 

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Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of butler's pantry was in 1757

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“Butler's pantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butler%27s%20pantry. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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