steamer trunk
noun
a rectangular traveling trunk low enough to slide under a bunk on a ship.
Origin of steamer trunk
1First recorded in 1890–95
Words Nearby steamer trunk
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How to use steamer trunk in a sentence
Your steamer trunk and your bag and shawl strap should be placed in the cabin with you.
The Complete Bachelor | Walter GermainThe idea of packing the great Dane in a steamer trunk was really quite ridiculous.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's | Laura Lee HopeI don't know what I should have done if the steward hadn't informed them that he could not move their steamer-trunk until morning.
West Wind Drift | George Barr McCutcheonHe stooped and turned the key in his steamer-trunk with a movement of determined conclusiveness that did not escape her.
The Silver Poppy | Arthur Stringer"I want to get a steamer trunk—sailing Wednesday," he said in firm tones to the clerk.
Bunker Bean | Harry Leon Wilson
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