saucebox

[saws-boks]

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noun Informal: Older Use.

a saucy person.

Origin of saucebox

First recorded in 1580–90; sauce + box¹

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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.
The Journal to Stella
Jonathan Swift

British Dictionary definitions for saucebox

saucebox

noun

informal a saucy person

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Word Origin and History for saucebox

n.

"one addicted to making saucy remarks," 1580s, from sauce (n.) + box (n.1).

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Examples from the Web for saucebox

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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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Word Origin and History for saucebox

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Origin of saucebox