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ditty box

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

ditty box: a small box, usually made of woody, to hold a sailor's personal possessions
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Noun

ditty box (plural ditty boxes)

  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

ditty box meaning in Tamil and Urdu

ditty box in Tamil

தனிஉடை பெட்டி

ditty box in Urdu

صندوقچہ

Forms of ditty box

pluralditty boxes

Questions about ditty box

What does ditty box mean?
Ditty box means a small box, usually made of woody, to hold a sailor's personal possessions.
What is ditty box in Tamil?
Ditty box in Tamil is தனிஉடை பெட்டி. See Ditty box meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ditty box?
Ditty box is a noun.
What is the plural of ditty box?
The plural of ditty box is ditty boxes.

Words near ditty box in the dictionary

  1. Dittrick
  2. Dittricks
  3. ditty
  4. ditty bag
  5. ditty bags
  6. ditty box
  7. ditty boxes
  8. dittying
  9. ditungsten
  10. ditype
  11. ditypes

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