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workbasket

American  
[wurk-bas-kit, -bah-skit] / ˈwɜrkˌbæs kɪt, -ˌbɑ skɪt /

noun

  1. a basket used to hold needlework paraphernalia.


Etymology

Origin of workbasket

First recorded in 1735–45; work + basket

Example Sentences

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The workbasket was sitting on the floor inside the door and Western reached and got the other divelight and pulled himself into the plane.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Before the scientists embarked on their research, the cell was perceived as a workbasket containing indeterminate parts.

From New York Times • May 6, 2013

I marched him home, and straight to my workbasket.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Helen the beautiful came down from her fragrant chamber attended by her women, one carrying her chair, another a soft carpet for her feet, and a third her silver workbasket filled with violet wool.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

“I have a letter somewhere,” looking in the machine drawer and finding the letter in the bottom of the workbasket.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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