chifforobe

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Say, can you come in here and bust up this chifforobe?

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  1. noun Chiefly Southern U.S. A tall piece of furniture typically having drawers on one side and space for hanging clothes on the other.

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  • “No problem.” Then a loud thunk echoed from the chifforobe, and both of them jerked toward the sound. —  One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze
  • A search of her closet, chifforobe, and dresser drawers reveals she lived alone. —  AHMM,July-August2007
  • Say, can you come in here and bust up this chifforobe? —  Sadly, No!
  • "Bust up this chifforobe???" —  Sadly, No!
  • Mrs. Sealyham, whose husband was temporarily embarrassed in Wall Street, contented herself with a Sheraton chifforobe. —  Where the Blue Begins
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