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by tony h » Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:41 pm
Yes.
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by trolley » Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:54 pm
We call those upper cabinets and lower cabinets, or just "uppers and lowers" (if we're already discussing cabinets).
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by gdwdwrkr » Wed Dec 05, 2018 7:04 pm
Base cabinets and upper cabinets.
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by Erik_Kowal » Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:36 pm
Floor cabinets and wall cabinets (no need to mention the kitchen unless the context is potentially ambiguous.)
Sometimes people call them 'units' or 'cupboards' instead of 'cabinets'.
I think this is one of those cases where many different terms are in use which all refer to the same thing,
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by gdwdwrkr » Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:28 pm
A favorite cabinet-term is carcase, the basic structure of a cabinet, less doors, drawers, and hardware...
The designer was light-fixture-challenged.
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by BonnieL » Thu Dec 06, 2018 1:49 am
gdwdwrkr wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:28 pm
The designer was light-fixture-challenged.
I so agree with you! I really don't like hanging lights; if you decide to not have a table under them, you bump your head on it.
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by Stevenloan » Thu Dec 06, 2018 5:55 am
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by tony h » Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:18 pm
A lot of the simpler terms are ok but depend on the conversation having already reduced the scope of the discussion. If you are just thinking : I want to buy some kitchen-wall-cabinets, then use the full term in an internet search. Once you are already in the store then looking for "doors" or "carcases" makes sense.
But , for example, just doing a search for "carcase" may well end up with a completely different product.
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by gdwdwrkr » Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:41 am
BonnieL wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 1:49 am
gdwdwrkr wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:28 pm
The designer was light-fixture-challenged.
I so agree with you! I really don't like hanging lights; if you decide to not have a table under them, you bump your head on it.
...and if you do have one over the table, it would be nice to actually have the table *under* it.
Furthermore, two hanging lights within feet of each other ought to be somehow-related.
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by gdwdwrkr » Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:43 am
tony h wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:18 pm
But , for example, just doing a search for "carcase" may well end up with a completely different product.
For sure! You'll do better at the abattoir.
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by tony h » Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:14 pm
gdwdwrkr wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:43 am
tony h wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:18 pm
But , for example, just doing a search for "carcase" may well end up with a completely different product.
For sure! You'll do better at the abattoir.
I hadn't realised how young abattoir is as a recorded word. The OED puts it at 1809. I wonder if it reflects the industrialisation of scoiety and of meat processing?
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by gdwdwrkr » Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:21 pm
Merriam Webster's TIme Traveller lists terms first found in print , among those of 1809 are "big brother", "hydrogenate", "stock market", "tropical storm" and "school district". Something was happening!
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by Stevenloan » Sat Dec 08, 2018 5:07 pm
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by Bobinwales » Sun Dec 09, 2018 7:14 pm
We in the UK would be much more likely refer to a "carcass" not a "carcase".
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