ditty box

noun

ditty box

noun
1

A small box, usually made of woody, to hold a sailor's personal possessions.

  • It was Walter who broke the news, as he came tumbling down the stairs to the berth deck, where Si and Caleb were engaged in a friendly game of checkers on the top of a ditty-box.1899, Edward Stratemeyer, Fighting in Cuban Waters:
Related terms
ditty bag

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