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Definition of Cold-water flat
1. Noun. An apartment without modern conveniences.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cold-water Flat
Literary usage of Cold-water flat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Four Years in the Underbrush: Adventures as a Working Woman in New York (1921)
"It's a cold-water flat. What you want a hot- water flat for ?—pay for hot water
and never get it. Mother says it's better to have seven rooms and pay for ..."
2. Cookery Craft: As Practiced in 1894 by the Women of the South Church, St by Charles H. Merrill (1894)
"To erase sewing machine oil from muslins, soak the spots and wash in cold water.
FLAT-IRONS. Beeswax and salt will make flat-irons as smooth as glass. ..."
3. Plumbing Plans and Specifications by John Joseph Cosgrove (1910)
"There is great variety in the design of plumbing in apartment houses, which differ
from the cold- water flat of the cheaper buildings to the most expensive ..."
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