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pine box

pine box noun: a coffin.

Noun

pine box (plural pine boxes)

  1. (euphemistic) A coffin.
    • He'll appreciate me when I'm in a pine box pushing up daisies.1998, Frawley Becker, 411 Joseph: A Play in Two Acts (page 79)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pine, box.

Forms of pine box

pluralpine boxes
alternative formpinebox

Questions about pine box

What does pine box mean?
Pine box means a coffin.
What part of speech is pine box?
Pine box is a noun.
What is the plural of pine box?
The plural of pine box is pine boxes.

Words near pine box in the dictionary

  1. pine
  2. pine aphid
  3. pine aphids
  4. pine away
  5. Pine Bluff
  6. pine box
  7. pine boxes
  8. Pine Brook
  9. pine bunting
  10. pine buntings
  11. Pine Bush

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