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coalbox

noun

Etymology

From coal + box.

  1. derived from Boxenstopp
  2. derived from pyxis
  3. derived from buxis
  4. inherited from *buhsā✻
  5. inherited from box
  6. inherited from box — “container, box, cup”
  7. compounded as coalbox — “coal + box”

Definitions

  1. A box for storing coal.

    • I keep my gramophone records in old wooden coalboxes. Quite by chance a long time ago I discovered that old wooden coalboxes are exactly the right size and shape for keeping gramophone records in.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA