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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: architecture
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