coalbox

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noun

A box for storing coal.

Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nouncoalbox (plural coalboxes)

plural coalboxes

  1. A box for storing coal.

    I keep my gramophone records in old wooden coalboxes. Quite by chance a long time ago I discovered that old wooden coalboxes are exactly the right size and shape for keeping gramophone records in.

    1970, Books

Origin

From coal + box.

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APA

coalbox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalbox

MLA

“coalbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalbox. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coalbox,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalbox.

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