scrapbox

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noun

A box for storing fragments of material or documents etc. that may be of use or interest at a later time.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounscrapbox (plural scrapboxes)

plural scrapboxes

  1. A box for storing fragments of material or documents etc. that may be of use or interest at a later time.

    If you work with an institution that has a costume department ask for leftover pieces. If not, do not throw away anything that might be of use. Keep a scrapbox of odds and ends.

    2013, Pauline Koner, Elements of Performance, page 77
    1 more example

    But, speculating that there might be lost playscripts hidden behind the panelling at the house where Shakespeare's granddaughter died, and keeping a scrapbox labelled 'Shakespeare's Manuscripts', Halliwell-Phillipps betrayed secret hopes that were never to be fulfilled.

    2021, Lena Cowen Orlin, The Private Life of William Shakespeare

Origin

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APA

scrapbox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrapbox

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“scrapbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrapbox. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrapbox,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrapbox.

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