frost barrel

West

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a barrel kept outside in winter and used for storing meat and other perishable food.

Quotations

1934

"I'll stoke up!" announced Lacey shortly, going over to the small cookstove. "See if you can find some grub--there's likely a frost barrel outside."

1934

"I've put a jackrabbit in the frost barrel outside, and it's going to bliz, May : it's going to snow like hell!"