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workbox

American  
[wurk-boks] / ˈwɜrkˌbɒks /

noun

  1. a box to hold instruments and materials for work, especially needlework.


Etymology

Origin of workbox

First recorded in 1805–15; work + box 1


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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

You may unlock my old workbox over yonder.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan

The first deadly thing to come to light in my trunk was a Canadian bark workbox.

From An Account of Our Arresting Experiences by Conway Evans

If you'll unlock the workbox on my dressing-table, you'll find the half-sovereign in the lid.

From A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story by Angela Brazil

"Hattie's is a little pin," remarked Emmy Lou, even irrelevantly, "and Sadie's is a workbox, and that other little girl's was a locket on a chain."

From Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress by George Madden Martin

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