milk door

A form of milk delivery door — A small compartment in an exterior wall of houses, with an exterior door and an interior door, where the milkman can leave dairy products. As milk delivery has fallen out of use, these compartments are no longer built into housing.

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Meanings

nounmilk door (plural milk doors)

plural milk doors

  1. abbreviationellipsisarchitectureEllipsis of milk delivery door.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
milk delivery door
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