deed box
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The door opened, and Charles entered, with two more lighted candles, one in each hand, preceding Mr Girtle, who came in bearing a large tin deed box.
From The Dark House A Knot Unravelled by Fenn, George Manville
Your first secretary tried to open your deed box.
From Honorine by Balzac, Honoré de
When Mr Burrows came in and received the news of Mr Burke’s death, his first idea was to open the deed box bearing his name, to see if there was a will there.
From For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War by Paget, Walter
Wingrave, who had been engrossed in the contents of his deed box, watched him with immovable face.
From The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
I never touched his chest key in my life, till I handed him his deed box Friday afternoon.
From A Daughter of the Land by Stratton-Porter, Gene
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