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 Designed to be compact, these sinks are typically no longer than 25 inches and 6 inches deep and are often found in home bars or butler's pantries. Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024 The 2022 Soloway Designs glass house has Italian-tile floors, an open great room with a piano alcove, a gourmet kitchen with a butler's pantry, and a roof deck; furnishings, art, and piano are also for sale. The Week Staff, theweek, 30 Apr. 2024 The home features four bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms and a butler's pantry with its own kitchen. Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024 Create An Antique Dry Bar In lieu of a custom built-in, designer Anna Booth put her great-grandfather's old chest to work as a butler's pantry in the hallway of this 2,500-square-foot cottage. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 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 7 Jul. 2024.

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