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jockey box

jockey box noun: an insulated container containing ice and water, as well as a long coil of hollow tubing. The device is used to cool beverages being served on tap in temporary locations.

Noun

jockey box (plural jockey boxes)

  1. An insulated container containing ice and water, as well as a long coil of hollow tubing. The device is used to cool beverages being served on tap in temporary locations.
  2. (Northwestern, US, dialectal, especially Idaho and Oregon) A glove compartment.

Forms of jockey box

pluraljockey boxes

Questions about jockey box

What does jockey box mean?
Jockey box means an insulated container containing ice and water, as well as a long coil of hollow tubing. The device is used to cool beverages being served on tap in temporary locations.
What part of speech is jockey box?
Jockey box is a noun.
What is the plural of jockey box?
The plural of jockey box is jockey boxes.

Words near jockey box in the dictionary

  1. jocker
  2. jockers
  3. jockette
  4. jockettes
  5. jockey
  6. jockey box
  7. jockey boxes
  8. jockey briefs
  9. jockey for position
  10. jockey pants
  11. jockey pump

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