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strongbox

noun

Etymology

From strong + box. Compare French coffre-fort.

  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 strongbox — “strong + box”

Definitions

  1. A sturdy box with a lock, for storing valuables.

    • Near-synonyms: safe-deposit box, safe deposit box, safety-deposit box
    • An inroad on the strongbox, or an erasure in the ledger, or a missummation in a fitted account, could hardly have surprised him more disagreeably.

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