hellbox
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hellbox
Example Sentences
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Why, she asked herself, was a 68-year-old Seattle woman seeking descent into California, the hellbox of the 21st century?
From Seattle Times
A hellbox, as the publishers helpfully note on the jacket, is the place where printers throw broken type.
From Time Magazine Archive
The book is a hellbox in a wider sense: about two-thirds of the stories record brief episodes of evil.
From Time Magazine Archive
The reset ad is worthless, often consigned at once to the composing-room hellbox for remelting.
From Time Magazine Archive
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