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spicebox

noun

Etymology

From spice + 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 spicebox — “spice + box”

Definitions

  1. An ornamental box for keeping spices.

  2. A hot-tempered person.

  3. Synonym of spice bag.

The neighborhood

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