cakebox

noun — 2 senses

cakebox

noun

Etymology From cake + box.

1

A box for keeping cake.

  • A cardboard cakebox on the cold counter would be the swap bag and when next seen it would have a cake in it.1961, John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent:
2

A cylindrical container for recordable compact discs.

  • The blank discs also cost about $100 each—compared to less than 3 cents each in bulk cakebox form.2013, Scott Mueller, Upgrading and Repairing PCs, page 539:

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