workbox
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of workbox
Example Sentences
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They did a really good job of the guitar tech’s workbox, but I kept thinking, “None of this ever happened.”
From The Guardian • Jun. 24, 2016
Look at this workbox, and this tea-caddy, and that pretty vase.
From Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic by Shaw, Catharine
He was going from home—to London, as usual; and the night before he went, I had found in his sister's workbox a lock of black hair—a short, round curl.
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
Small table L. with workbox, etc., on it.
From The Cat and Fiddle Book Eight Dramatised Nursery Rhymes for Nursery Performers by Bell, Lady Florence
Old samplers may well be regarded as educational, belonging to the schoolroom as well as to the workbox.
From Chats on Household Curios by Burgess, Fred. W. (Frederick William)
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