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prattlebox

noun

Etymology

From prattle + 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 prattlebox — “prattle + box”

Definitions

  1. A talkative person

    A talkative person; a chatterbox.

    • At last the old prattlebox having made a short pause to recover breath from the narrative of the cordial, [...]

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