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eggbox

eggbox noun: a box in which eggs are packaged, usually made from cardboard shaped into a number of separate cups that hold individual eggs.

Noun

eggbox (plural eggboxes)

  1. A box in which eggs are packaged, usually made from cardboard shaped into a number of separate cups that hold individual eggs.

Forms of eggbox

pluraleggboxes

Origin of eggbox

From egg + box.

Questions about eggbox

What does eggbox mean?
Eggbox means a box in which eggs are packaged, usually made from cardboard shaped into a number of separate cups that hold individual eggs.
What part of speech is eggbox?
Eggbox is a noun.
What is the plural of eggbox?
The plural of eggbox is eggboxes.

Words near eggbox in the dictionary

  1. eggbeater drills
  2. eggbeaters
  3. Eggberry
  4. Eggborough
  5. eggbound
  6. eggbox
  7. eggboxes
  8. eggburger
  9. eggburgers
  10. eggbutt
  11. eggcase

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