chifforobe

Example Sentences

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It’s the fast, physical, seven-on-seven court sport in which players try to hurl a ball the size of a honeydew into a net the size of a chifforobe.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2015

I bet I know every old gas range and chifforobe for sale in all of Kentuckiana.

From Time Magazine Archive

A group of heirlooms might include Mom's old chifforobe, Dad's tools and an old photo album--as long as the heirs agree that they would be satisfied with whichever item they end up with.

From Time Magazine Archive

“I got to get them sheets washed and ironed and then I got to get to this old chifforobe you done let go dry as Texas. And then we cooking—” “No learning lesson today, Minny.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Ma steered me toward the mirror on the chifforobe and untied the string that bound my hair.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu