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meat safe

/miːt seɪf/

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/miːt seɪf/formalbritishobsolete
  • ruИсторический термин, обозначающий проветриваемый шкаф или контейнер, используемый для хранения мяса и поддержания его прохлады до изобретения холодильников.

A historical term for a ventilated cupboard or container used to store meat and keep it cool before the invention of refrigeration.

  1. Food storage containerC1formalbritish

    A ventilated container or cupboard used historically to store meat and keep it cool and safe from insects.

    ruМясной шкаф

    • The old farmhouse still had a meat safe hanging in the pantry.
    • She stored the cured ham in the meat safe to keep it fresh.
    • Meat safes were common before the invention of refrigerators.