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drawer

/dɹɔɹ/ noun C2
  1. An artist who primarily makes drawings.
  2. One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.
  3. A barman; a person who draws the beer from the taps.
  4. Someone who taps palm sap for making toddy.
  5. A wagoner or person who pushes underground tubs.

Plural drawers

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“The moment you have received this, have the kindness to take the letter of credit from my pocket-book, which you will find in the square drawer of the secrétaire; add your own to it, if it be not sufficient.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 393 · C1
He hastened to open the secrétaire, and found the pocket-book in the drawer, and in it the letter of credit.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 394 · C1
The count went to his secrétaire, opened it, and pulling out a drawer filled with gold, said to Franz, “I hope you will not offend me by applying to anyone but myself.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 395 · C1
“Why don’t you introduce this pattern at Scotland Yard?” he continued, taking a pair of steel handcuffs from a drawer.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 77 · B2

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