receptacle : Idioms & Phrases

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electric receptacle

  • noun receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
    electrical outlet; electric outlet; wall plug; outlet; wall socket.
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Proper receptacle

  • (Bot.), a receptacle which supports only a single flower or fructification.
Webster 1913

Seminal receptacle

  • . (Zoöl.) Same as Spermatheca.
Webster 1913