Larder

usgb/ˈlɑːrdər/
noun

A room or large cupboard in a house where food is kept.

She opened the door to the larder and took out some vegetables for dinner.
Visual representation of "larder" - A room or large cupboard in a house where food is kept.

Often appears as...

  • stock the larder
  • empty the larder
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Visual representation of "larder"
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Not a Fridge

A larder is not for cold storage like a fridge, but more like a room for dry or cool goods.

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Before refrigerators, every household kept their perishables in the larder.
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Historical Usage

Historically common, but the term 'larder' is now more often replaced by 'pantry'.

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Grandma refers to the pantry as the larder, a term she learned from her parents.
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British English

More typical in British English, and might sound old-fashioned to American speakers.

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They noticed the use of 'larder' in the British novel but never in their American textbooks.
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