saucebox
[ saws-boks ]
/ ˈsɔsˌbɒks /
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noun Informal: Older Use.
a saucy person.
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I had your letter this night, as told you just and no more in my last; for this must be taken up in answering yours, saucebox.
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British Dictionary definitions for saucebox
saucebox
/ (ˈsɔːsˌbɒks) /
noun
informal a saucy person
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