haybox

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noun

A chest insulated with a layer of hay or another insulant that utilizes the heat of the food being cooked to complete the cooking process.

“It takes a lot longer to boil eggs in a haybox than on a stove.”

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Meanings

nounhaybox (plural hayboxes)

plural hayboxes

  1. A chest insulated with a layer of hay or another insulant that utilizes the heat of the food being cooked to complete the cooking process.

    It takes a lot longer to boil eggs in a haybox than on a stove.

Origin

From hay + box.

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Translations

Danish høkasse
  • høkasseTranslations
Dutch hooikist
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Finnish heinälaatikko
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French marmite norvégienne
  • marmite norvégienneTranslations
German Kochkiste
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Polish pojemnik na siano
  • pojemnik na sianoTranslations
Swedish koklåda
  • koklådaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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