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ice cupboards

ice cupboards is the plural of ice cupboard.

Meaning of ice cupboard

Noun

ice cupboard (plural ice cupboards)

  1. (dated) A large cupboard or room kept at a temperature lower than room temperature for long-term, stable storage of perishable foods.
    • The activity of the yeast extract does not last long; it had vanished after being kept five days in an ice cupboard, but lasted for two weeks when mixed with cane-sugar solution.1897, Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry, volume 16, page 157
    Synonyms:
    coolroom

Questions about ice cupboards

What is ice cupboards the plural of?
Ice cupboards is the plural of ice cupboard.

Words near ice cupboards in the dictionary

  1. ice cube
  2. ice cube tray
  3. ice cube trays
  4. ice cubes
  5. ice cupboard
  6. ice cupboards
  7. ice dam
  8. ice dam membrane
  9. ice dam membranes
  10. ice dams
  11. ice dance

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