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deed box

British  

noun

  1. a lockable metal box for storing documents

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It might be well to look in the deed box.

From For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War by Walter Paget

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 Gene Stratton-Porter

On the table was a large deed box of papers, which Rocke had left for his inspection.

From The Malefactor by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

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 Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards

Wingrave, who had been engrossed in the contents of his deed box, watched him with immovable face.

From The Malefactor by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

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