bandbox
Americannoun
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a lightweight box of pasteboard, thin wood, etc., for holding a hat, clerical collars, or other articles of apparel.
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an area or structure that is smaller in dimensions or size than the standard.
It's easy to hit home runs out of this bandbox.
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They left the Bandbox nightclub at about 01:00 BST and walked the two miles back to Trimley.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
Suffolk Police said she left her home on the evening of 18 September 1999 to go with a friend to Bandbox nightclub in Bent Hill, Felixstowe.
From BBC • May 22, 2024
She was soon appearing on leading popular radio shows such as Workers' Playtime, Variety Bandbox and Friday Night Is Music Night.
From The Guardian • Jan. 27, 2013
The entire atmosphere feels purer than, say, AT&T Center or United Center: Bandbox gyms, a sense of community, bubbly cheerleaders, $5 tickets, reasonable concessions and free parking.
From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2012
They all three marched into the tiny shop where the owner of "The Bandbox," described by Timmy to his mother, later, as a "rather spidery-looking, real lady," sat sewing.
From What Timmy Did by Lowndes, Marie Belloc
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