Coalbox
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A box for storing coal.
"I keep my gramophone records in old wooden coalboxes. Quite by chance a long time ago I discovered that old wooden coalboxes are exactly the right size and shape for keeping gramophone records in."
Example
More examples"I keep my gramophone records in old wooden coalboxes. Quite by chance a long time ago I discovered that old wooden coalboxes are exactly the right size and shape for keeping gramophone records in."
Etymology
From coal + box.
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