deed box

British  

noun

1. a lockable metal box for storing documents

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Example Sentences

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

Before I left I gave him a drink, an' he asked me to feel in his pants pocket an' get the key an' hand him the deed box, till he'd see if everything was right.

From A Daughter of the Land by Stratton-Porter, Gene

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

Mr. Dwerrihouse pulled out his deed box, put his travelling-cap in his pocket, resumed his hat, took down his umbrella, and prepared to be gone.

From A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford

The box indicated was one of ordinary thin sheet iron, japanned black—something like what is called a deed box.

From The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator by Morrison, Arthur