Trashbox
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A receptacle for trash.
"Sitting on a trashbox at a coiner was an old man in rags, and Carleton forced his shoulders back in a gesture of contempt for this old bastard — he would never be like that."
- 2 An electronic folder for deleted electronic mail.
"Liam shook his head, and clicked on inbox. Wasn't much in it, or in the outbox, or in the trashbox."
- 3 Synonym of flophouse.
"In the course of his statement to the investigating police officers, defendant Griffin admitted that he had left the trashbox when he heard who he thought was a night watchman pass by."
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More examples"Sitting on a trashbox at a coiner was an old man in rags, and Carleton forced his shoulders back in a gesture of contempt for this old bastard — he would never be like that."
Etymology
From trash + box.
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