workbox

[ wurk-boks ]

noun

1. a box to hold instruments and materials for work, especially needlework.

Word History and Origins

Origin of workbox¹

First recorded in 1805–15; work + box ¹

Example Sentences

She took Reuben's picture from the window, and laid it on her workbox.

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Grouped about her bed were a skipping-rope, a workbox—both handsomer than Janey's—and a little box besides.

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Old samplers may well be regarded as educational, belonging to the schoolroom as well as to the workbox.

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This decorative workbox has drawers and compartments, a sliding front facilitating their use.

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As the simplest way of searching, he took his wifes workbox and tipped it upside down.

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