thrift-box
thrift-box noun: a box or other receptacle in which savings are stored.
Noun
thrift-box (plural thrift-boxes)
- A box or other receptacle in which savings are stored.
- A Thrift-Box (as it is vulgarly called) is put up againſt the Wall, and every Cuſtomer puts in ſomething.1777, John Brand, Observations on Popular Antiquities, page 164
- Under any circumstances, a boy or girl would be greatly pained if, after storing the savings of months or years, the thrift-box should be missing when the contents were needed.1872, Rev. B. Smith, The Wesleyan Sunday-school magazine [afterw.] The Wesleyan methodist Sunday school magazine, Volume 7, page 49
Forms of thrift-box
| plural | thrift-boxes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | thrift box |
Questions about thrift-box
- What does thrift-box mean?
- Thrift-box means a box or other receptacle in which savings are stored.
- What part of speech is thrift-box?
- Thrift-box is a noun.
- What is the plural of thrift-box?
- The plural of thrift-box is thrift-boxes.
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