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apple box

apple box noun: a wooden box measuring 12 × 20 × 8 inches.

Noun

apple-box (plural apple boxes)

  1. (US) A wooden box measuring 12 × 20 × 8 inches.
    • The standard size of an apple box shall be eighteen inches long, eleven and one-half inches wide, ten and one-half inches deep, inside measurement.1913, Fruit Products Congress, The Apple Annual, page 67
    • Beside the bed is an apple box standing on end, on top of the box a candle planted in the neck of a wax-coated wine bottle.1998, Edward Abbey, The Fool's Progress: An Honest Novel

Forms of apple box

pluralapple boxes
alternative formapple-box
alternative formapplebox

Origin of apple box

Presumably originally used to transport apples.

Questions about apple box

What does apple box mean?
Apple box means a wooden box measuring 12 × 20 × 8 inches.
What part of speech is apple box?
Apple box is a noun.
What is the plural of apple box?
The plural of apple box is apple boxes.

Words near apple box in the dictionary

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  2. apple blossoms
  3. apple bobbing
  4. apple borer
  5. apple borers
  6. apple box
  7. apple boxes
  8. apple brandies
  9. apple brandy
  10. apple bush
  11. apple butter

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