spence
n. countablen. a small room or cupboard used for storing food. It is an old word for a pantry or larder, often found in older houses or in specific local areas.
n. a room or cupboard used for the storage of provisions; a pantry or larder. Dialectal or archaic in most modern contexts, though still found in regional British English.
She kept the fresh bread in the spence.
The old farmhouse featured a cool, dark spence where the family stored their winter vegetables.
While the modern kitchen was renovated with stainless steel, the original spence remained intact, serving as a historical reminder of how the household once managed its food supplies.
Primarily used in Northern English and Scots dialects; often replaced by 'pantry' or 'larder' in standard English.