Kitchen
61kitchen sink — attested by 1824. Phrase everything but (or and ) the kitchen sink is 1944, from World War II armed forces slang, in reference to intense bombardment. Out for blood, our Navy throws everything but the kitchen sink at Jap vessels, warships and… …
62kitchen Dutch — or kitchen Kaffir noun (obs S Afr) A mixture of Dutch or Kaffir with English, used in speaking to native servants • • • Main Entry: ↑kitchen …
63kitchen furniture — noun 1. The furniture of a kitchen 2. The percussion instruments of an orchestra • • • Main Entry: ↑kitchen …
64kitchen unit — noun One of a set of fitted kitchen cupboards • • • Main Entry: ↑kitchen …
65kitchen Kafir — or Kitchen Kaffir, a South African pidgin language: »A wonderful langûage is kitchen Kafir, a weird medley of dialects, interspersed with English words (Cape Argus) …
66kitchen porter — ˌkitchen ˈporter 7 [kitchen porter] noun (BrE) a person who works in the kitchen of a restaurant, hotel, etc, washing plates and doing other simple jobs …
67Kitchen middens — Kitch en mid dens (k[i^]ch [e^]n m[i^]d d nz) n. pl. [Dan. kj[ o]k kenm[ o]ddings kitchen leavings; cf. Scot. midden a dunghill.] Relics of neolithic man found on the coast of Denmark, consisting of shell mounds, some of which are ten feet high,… …
68Kitchen god — Kitchen gods are mythical beings that represent abstract concepts such as luck or just propel the minor changes of everyday life. Little things that cannot be explained, such as losing small objects like socks in the laundry are often attributed… …
69kitchen roll — kitchen .roll BrE also .kitchen towel n [U] thick paper used for cleaning up small amounts of liquid, food etc …
70kitchen cabinet — kitchen cabinets N COUNT: usu singular (disapproval) Journalists sometimes refer to the unofficial advisers of a prime minister or president as that person s kitchen cabinet, especially if they disapprove of the influence that the advisers seem… …
