trash drawer

trash drawer (plural trash drawers)

1. (Canada, US) A tall drawer, usually found in a kitchen, in which a garbage can or garbage bag can be placed, for the collection and disposal of trash.
   • 2008, Susan Lang, Designing Your Dream Home: Every Question to Ask, Every Detail to Consider, page 182:

     [On a checklist of things to have in the kitchen:] Pull-out cabinet trash drawer

   • 1999, Jeanne Jones, Jeanne Jones' Healthy Cooking: For People Who Don't Have Time To Cook, page 7:

     Another very useful kitchen feature is a trash drawer. This is a tall drawer that can house a large trash container.

   • 1996, James A. Hufnagel, Kathie Robitz, Barbara Sabella, Kitchens: design, remodel, build, page 28:

     A pull-out trash drawer gives you a place to hide kitchen waste and recyclables.

   • 1981, House and Garden, Vol. 153, Issues 1-6, p. 44:

     And a big trash drawer down below for wastebasket loads.

• junk drawer