hellbox

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noun

A receptacle where cast metal sorts were thrown after printing.

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounhellbox (plural hellboxes)

plural hellboxes

  1. historicalmediaA receptacle where cast metal sorts were thrown after printing.
  2. slanggovernmentA blasting machine producing an electrical charge for a detonation.

Origin

From hell + box.

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Cite this entry
APA

hellbox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hellbox

MLA

“hellbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hellbox. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hellbox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hellbox.

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