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
And with that the schoolmistress drew from her workbox a small slip of paper, which she unfolded and gave to him.
From Chippinge Borough by Stanley J. Weyman
The knives and scissors, bodkins, and stilettos from an old workbox look strangely out of date when compared with those bought in the shops to-day.
From Chats on Household Curios by Fred. W. (Frederick William) Burgess
The contents of an old workbox are many and varied.
From Chats on Household Curios by Fred. W. (Frederick William) Burgess
They looked remarkably well when they were put up, except that a sort of hollowness appeared between them and clamoured for a delightful old brass-footed workbox she had seen in a shop in Baker Street.
From Marriage by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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