tucker-box

American  

[tuhk-er-boks] / ˈtʌk ərˌbɒks /

noun

Australian.

1. a box used to store or carry food.

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Etymology

Origin of tucker-box

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

My friends drained their pannikins; Thompson threw his at the tucker-box, and Cooper was just aiming his, when Willoughby, who had shared the frosted mutton, interposed—— "If you please, Cooper."

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph

Having disposed of the bullocks, the tinkling of whose bells was a foreign note in the night, two others came to the fire, carrying the tucker-box.

From In the Roaring Fifties by Dyson, Edward

"I'll bring a drink for you both," said I, rising and taking two pannikins from the lid of the tucker-box.

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph