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poke box

poke box noun: a domestic container for miscellaneous items such as buttons, paper clips, and safety pins.

Noun

poke box (plural poke boxes)

  1. A domestic container for miscellaneous items such as buttons, paper clips, and safety pins.

Forms of poke box

pluralpoke boxes

Origin of poke box

From poke + box, since one must poke around to find what one is looking for.

Questions about poke box

What does poke box mean?
Poke box means a domestic container for miscellaneous items such as buttons, paper clips, and safety pins.
What part of speech is poke box?
Poke box is a noun.
What is the plural of poke box?
The plural of poke box is poke boxes.

Words near poke box in the dictionary

  1. poke borack
  2. poke borak
  3. poke borax
  4. poke bowl
  5. poke bowls
  6. poke box
  7. poke boxes
  8. poke fun
  9. poke holes in
  10. poke mullock
  11. poke one's fun

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