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junk drawer

noun

Etymology

junk + drawer

Definitions

  1. A drawer designated for the storage of various miscellaneous, small, useful items of…

    A drawer designated for the storage of various miscellaneous, small, useful items of little value.

    • With a ⁵/₈-inch sandpaper disk cutter, if you happen to have one in the junk drawer, or with a brass or steel tube of the same size sharpened to an edge at one end, four wheels suitable for the engine mandrel may be cut from each eraser.

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