tucker-box
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tucker-box
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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"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
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
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
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