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milkbox

milkbox noun: a box kept outside a house to store newly delivered milk and empty bottles to be returned to the dairy.

Noun

milkbox (plural milkboxes)

  1. (historical) A box kept outside a house to store newly delivered milk and empty bottles to be returned to the dairy.

Forms of milkbox

pluralmilkboxes

Origin of milkbox

From milk + box.

Questions about milkbox

What does milkbox mean?
Milkbox means a box kept outside a house to store newly delivered milk and empty bottles to be returned to the dairy.
What part of speech is milkbox?
Milkbox is a noun.
What is the plural of milkbox?
The plural of milkbox is milkboxes.

Words near milkbox in the dictionary

  1. milkbag
  2. milkbags
  3. milkbar
  4. milkbars
  5. milkborne
  6. milkbox
  7. milkboxes
  8. milkboy
  9. milkboys
  10. milkbush
  11. milkbushes

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