dry sink
noun
a wooden kitchen sink, especially of the 19th century, not connected to an external water supply, with a shallow zinc- or tin-lined well on top in which a dishpan can be placed, and usually a cupboard below.
Origin of dry sink
1First recorded in 1950–55
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How to use dry sink in a sentence
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