Belfast sink

UK/ˈbɛlfæst sɪŋk/

noun

A deep, usually rectangular, ceramic sink.

Meanings

nounBelfast sink (plural Belfast sinks)

plural Belfast sinks

  1. A deep, usually rectangular, ceramic sink.

    He looked about him. The kitchen was a tiny cupboard with a cracked Belfast sink and no space to store anything and no bin.

    2012, Zadie Smith, NW, London: Penguin Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 151
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