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squeeze box

noun
/ˈskwiːzbɒks/UK/ˈskwizbɑks/US

Etymology

From squeeze + 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 squeeze box — “squeeze + box”

Definitions

  1. An accordion or concertina.

    • Mama's got a squeeze box she wears on her chest. / From when Daddy comes home, he never gets no rest. / Because she's playing all night, and the music's all right.
    • (Pause. peter picks up his squeeze box.) / peter I sing with this. / george A concertina. / peter No, it's a squeeze box. Can you play it? / george I love music, but can't play a thing.
    • Like the "concertina oompah" phase of the Dutchman style, the Slovenian polka sound emphasizes skill with a squeezebox.

  2. A box with an adjustable opening used by cavers to practise crawling through tight spaces.

  3. A container that fits tightly around an animal to immobilize it for medical treatment,…

    A container that fits tightly around an animal to immobilize it for medical treatment, transportation, etc.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Synonym of hugbox (“a therapeutic device”).

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