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packing case

noun
  1. a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
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Also called packing box.
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Examples from the Web for packing case

Historical Examples

  • The packing-case may have been heavy but it was quite small.

    The Red Hand of Ulster

    George A. Birmingham

  • If it had been put in a packing-case he would have been defeated at the onset.

    The Nrnberg Stove

    Louisa de la Ram (AKA Ouida)

  • Her hold on the latch relaxed, and she sat down on the packing-case between them.

  • Had they any suspicion of his presence in the second packing-case?

    The Young Railroaders

    Francis Lovell Coombs

  • In the hall he attacked with a chisel the first packing-case.

    Guy and Pauline

    Compton Mackenzie