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haybox

haybox noun: a chest insulated with a layer of hay or another insulant that utilizes the heat of the food being cooked to complete the cooking process.

haybox: a chest insulated with a layer of hay or another insulant that utilizes the heat of the food being...
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Noun

haybox (plural hayboxes)

  1. A chest insulated with a layer of hay or another insulant that utilizes the heat of the food being cooked to complete the cooking process.
    • It takes a lot longer to boil eggs in a haybox than on a stove.

Forms of haybox

pluralhayboxes

Origin of haybox

From hay + box.

Questions about haybox

What does haybox mean?
Haybox means a chest insulated with a layer of hay or another insulant that utilizes the heat of the food being cooked to complete the cooking process.
What part of speech is haybox?
Haybox is a noun.
What is the plural of haybox?
The plural of haybox is hayboxes.

Words near haybox in the dictionary

  1. haybeds
  2. haybiome
  3. haybird
  4. haybirds
  5. haybote
  6. haybox
  7. hayboxes
  8. hayburner
  9. hayburners
  10. haycap
  11. haycaps

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