dog box
Australian informal a compartment in a railway carriage with no corridor
NZ informal disgrace; disfavour (in the phrase in the dog box)
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How to use dog box in a sentence
Charles did not, this time, make his journey in the dog-box.
The Incredible Honeymoon | E. NesbitFlew at the porter fellow when he was put into the dog-box, and flew at the guard when he was taken out.
Little Dorrit | Charles DickensOswald told her in one calm word which he was, and then Pincher rolled madly out of a dog-box almost into his arms.
New Treasure Seekers | E. (Edith) NesbitHe swung a swag on to the platform, shouldered it, pulled out a billy and water-bag, and then went to a dog-box in the brake van.
While the Billy Boils | Henry LawsonThat ass must needs go dragging him out of the dog-box or something, that's all.
The Tree of Knowledge | Mrs. Baillie Reynolds
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