ditty box

noun

A small box, usually made of woody, to hold a sailor's personal possessions.

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Meanings

nounditty box (plural ditty boxes)

plural ditty boxes

  1. A small box, usually made of woody, to hold a sailor's personal possessions.

    It was Walter who broke the news, as he came tumbling down the stairs to the berth deck, where Si and Caleb were engaged in a friendly game of checkers on the top of a ditty-box.

    1899, Edward Stratemeyer, Fighting in Cuban Waters
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APA

ditty box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditty%20box

MLA

“ditty box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditty%20box. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ditty box,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditty%20box.

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