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prattlebox

prattlebox noun: a talkative person; a chatterbox.

Noun

prattlebox (plural prattleboxes)

  1. A talkative person; a chatterbox.
    • At last the old prattlebox having made a short pause to recover breath from the narrative of the cordial, [...]1884, Robert Paltock, The Life And Adventures Of Peter Wilkins., Reeves & Turner, →OL, page 21

Forms of prattlebox

pluralprattleboxes

Origin of prattlebox

From prattle + box.

Questions about prattlebox

What does prattlebox mean?
Prattlebox means a talkative person; a chatterbox.
What part of speech is prattlebox?
Prattlebox is a noun.
What is the plural of prattlebox?
The plural of prattlebox is prattleboxes.

Words near prattlebox in the dictionary

  1. pratties
  2. pratting about
  3. pratting around
  4. prattish
  5. prattle
  6. prattlebox
  7. prattleboxes
  8. prattled
  9. prattlement
  10. prattlements
  11. prattler

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