coalbox

noun

coalbox

noun

Etymology From coal + box.

1

A box for storing coal.

  • I keep my gramophone records in old wooden coalboxes. Quite by chance a long time ago I discovered that old wooden coalboxes are exactly the right size and shape for keeping gramophone records in.1970, Books:

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