box of ivories

noun

A set of teeth.

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Meanings

nounbox of ivories (plural boxes of ivories)

plural boxes of ivories

  1. archaicslangA set of teeth.

    The following day Simon sulks whenever he sees Sally, and Sally grins to the exposure of her box of ivories whenever she meets Simon.

    1852, Howard Paul, Dashes of American Humour, page 81
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