milkbox

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noun

A box kept outside a house to store newly delivered milk and empty bottles to be returned to the dairy.

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Meanings

nounmilkbox (plural milkboxes)

plural milkboxes

  1. historicalA box kept outside a house to store newly delivered milk and empty bottles to be returned to the dairy.

Origin

From milk + box.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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