Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The room in a college suite in which are kept the utensils for the serving of meals.
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Examples
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The hidden garden is a place where Dons smoke and play bowls; the barred window is an undergraduate's gyp-room; there's no mystery left about them now.
Watersprings Arthur Christopher Benson 1893
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The gyp-room was a species of pantry, one of which was to be found on each corridor, whence cups, saucers, and other utensils for the preparation of the famous ten o'clock "cocoas" could be obtained.
A College Girl George de Horne Vaizey 1887
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