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packing case

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noun

  1. a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.


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They also know now is not the time to let up, with another chance coming Friday to free the Cup from its packing case and hold it high.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2014

It is not, like so much of today's large-scale construction, a handy commercial package, a shiny wraparound envelope, a packing case, a box of cards, a trick with mirrors.

From New York Times Jan. 8, 2013

The fragile musical instruments were on their way to Huygens, in a custom-made packing case.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2010

Bargain In Spokane, at an auction, a woman bought a sealed packing case for $3, carted it home, opened it, found three skeletons in a good state of preservation.

From Time Magazine Archive

The man rose off his feet, described a small arc, and crashed through the packing case in among the frogs.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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