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loose box

loose box noun: a separate compartment of a building in which livestock are free to move about; especially a form of stable for horses.

Noun

loose box (plural loose boxes)

  1. (UK) A separate compartment of a building in which livestock are free to move about; especially a form of stable for horses.
    • Long before you see the lean, handsome heads peering mildly over the half-doors of the loose boxes, you know that East Ilsley's business is training racehorses.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 164
  2. (archaic) A brougham or other vehicle kept for the use of a dame de compagnie.

loose box meaning in Tamil

loose box in Tamil

தொழுவம்

Forms of loose box

pluralloose boxes

Questions about loose box

What does loose box mean?
Loose box means a separate compartment of a building in which livestock are free to move about; especially a form of stable for horses.
What is loose box in Tamil?
Loose box in Tamil is தொழுவம். See Loose box meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is loose box?
Loose box is a noun.
What is the plural of loose box?
The plural of loose box is loose boxes.

Words near loose box in the dictionary

  1. loose ablative
  2. loose ablatives
  3. loose anagen hair syndrome
  4. loose anagen syndrome
  5. loose as a goose
  6. loose box
  7. loose boxes
  8. loose cannon
  9. loose cannoned
  10. loose cannoning
  11. loose cannons

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