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grab boxes

grab boxes is the plural of grab box.

Meaning of grab box

Noun

grab box (plural grab boxes)

  1. (US, historical) A box having a small opening in the top through which individuals can (usually for a small amount of money) reach to retrieve an unknown trinket; a common feature of some fairs.
    • Then pointing successively to the lottery-table, grab-box, ring-cake, and cigars, he continued[…]1870, Jeremiah N. Thomas, “Jonadab Cleaver's Experiment; Or, the Last Church Fair at Rutway”, in Sabbath at Home

Questions about grab boxes

What is grab boxes the plural of?
Grab boxes is the plural of grab box.

Words near grab boxes in the dictionary

  1. grab at a straw
  2. grab at straws
  3. grab bag
  4. grab bags
  5. grab box
  6. grab boxes
  7. grab bucket
  8. grab buckets
  9. grab by the lapels
  10. grab game
  11. grab hag

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