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musical boxes

musical boxes is the plural of musical box.

Meaning of musical box

Noun

musical box (plural musical boxes)

  1. Any of various devices that play tunes by means of pins, on a rotating disk or revolving drum, that strike or pluck metal teeth; a music box.
    • There was a battered brass speaking-trumpet, very discoloured, a tambourine, a musical-box, and a number of smaller objects.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

Questions about musical boxes

What is musical boxes the plural of?
Musical boxes is the plural of musical box.

Words near musical boxes in the dictionary

  1. musicaholics
  2. musical
  3. musical bow
  4. musical bows
  5. musical box
  6. musical boxes
  7. musical chairs
  8. musical comedies
  9. musical comedy
  10. musical ear syndrome
  11. musical film

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