hot press
Irish English term for an airing cupboard — a warm storage space, typically housing the hot water cylinder, used for drying clothes and keeping linen warm.
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Irish English term for an airing cupboard — a warm storage space, typically housing the hot water cylinder, used for drying clothes and keeping linen warm. The term is specific to Irish English and is used in everyday domestic speech throughout Ireland.
She put the freshly washed sheets in the hot press overnight to make sure they were completely dry.
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(Ireland) An airing cupboard.
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— Bluesky· May 2026
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