Drawer
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- This article refers to the type of furniture. For the drawer of a bill of exchange, see negotiable instrument.
A Drawer is normally a rectangular prism shaped object that is used for storage. It consists of a bottom, and four sides and pulls out of something else, for example a Chest of Drawers. Many drawers have handles or knobs to facilitate pulling them out from that which encloses them.
Most older or inexpensive furniture and cabinets use wooden sliders, upon which the drawer slides as it is opened or closed. Should this type of drawer become stiff to open or close, the sliders can be very effectively lubricated by rubbing a candle on the binding surfaces. Newer furniture and cabinets will tend to use plastic sliders, or even bearings, which will provide far smoother operation with far less binding, assuming the mechanism is in good alignment and condition.
Drawers is also a slang term for undergarments.
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