drop box

noun Textiles.

a box for holding shuttles on a loom, as a box loom, used on either side of the race plate in weaving cloth having a variety of colors in the filling.

Nearby words

drop back, drop bear, drop behind, drop biscuit, drop black, drop box, drop by, drop cannon, drop cloth, drop cookie, drop curtain

Origin of drop box

First recorded in 1855–60

Examples from the Web for dropbox

It took me three hours though to figure out the Dropbox thing!
Lori Petty on ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ the Halcyon ‘90s, and Discovering Jennifer Lawrence|Marlow Stern|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The scourge of enterprise IT departments” is how Mann referred to current attitudes about Dropbox.
Is Dropbox Worth $8 Billion?|William O’Connor|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And in the case of Dropbox, more users is translating into more revenues.
Is Dropbox Worth $8 Billion?|William O’Connor|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And Dropbox is the most popular for individuals seeking cloud-based self-storage.
Is Dropbox Worth $8 Billion?|William O’Connor|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

As Dropbox CEO Drew Houston told Wired in a company profile, Dropbox wants to become the “spiritual successor to the hard drive.”
Is Dropbox Worth $8 Billion?|William O’Connor|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST