box iron

noun

A non-electric clothes iron which is heated by placing something hot (as a piece of iron (the slug), or heated charcoal) into its hollow chamber.

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Meanings

nounbox iron (plural box irons)

plural box irons

  1. A non-electric clothes iron which is heated by placing something hot (as a piece of iron (the slug), or heated charcoal) into its hollow chamber.
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APA

box iron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20iron

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“box iron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20iron. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “box iron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20iron.

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