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sinkbox

noun

Etymology

From sink + 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 sinkbox — “sink + box”

Definitions

  1. A weighted, partially submerged enclosure suspended from a floating platform, used as a…

    A weighted, partially submerged enclosure suspended from a floating platform, used as a blind by waterfowl hunters.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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