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scrapbox

scrapbox noun: a box for storing fragments of material or documents etc. that may be of use or interest at a later time.

Noun

scrapbox (plural scrapboxes)

  1. A box for storing fragments of material or documents etc. that may be of use or interest at a later time.
    • If you work with an institution that has a costume department ask for leftover pieces. If not, do not throw away anything that might be of use. Keep a scrapbox of odds and ends.2013, Pauline Koner, Elements of Performance, page 77
    • But, speculating that there might be lost playscripts hidden behind the panelling at the house where Shakespeare's granddaughter died, and keeping a scrapbox labelled 'Shakespeare's Manuscripts', Halliwell-Phillipps betrayed secret hopes that were never to be fulfilled.2021, Lena Cowen Orlin, The Private Life of William Shakespeare

Forms of scrapbox

pluralscrapboxes

Origin of scrapbox

From scrap + box.

Questions about scrapbox

What does scrapbox mean?
Scrapbox means a box for storing fragments of material or documents etc. that may be of use or interest at a later time.
What part of speech is scrapbox?
Scrapbox is a noun.
What is the plural of scrapbox?
The plural of scrapbox is scrapboxes.

Words near scrapbox in the dictionary

  1. scrapbooker
  2. scrapbookers
  3. scrapbooking
  4. scrapbooks
  5. scrapbooky
  6. scrapbox
  7. scrapboxes
  8. scrape
  9. scrape acquaintance
  10. scrape along
  11. scrape and bow

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