Meanings
nounolive box (plural olive boxes)
plural olive boxes
- A device used in phreaking to add an external ringer to a telephone line.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with olive box
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
olive box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olive%20box
MLA
“olive box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olive%20box. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “olive box,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olive%20box.
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