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pencil box

noun

  1. a shallow covered box, usually of pasteboard, for holding pencils and crayons: used by children as an item of school equipment.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pencil box1

First recorded in 1905–10

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Example Sentences

John displayed his pencil box; the boy, a discordant reed whistle.

It was his brand-new pencil box and he hadn't even used the crayons yet, and now it was gone.

Who's that one in the green jersey who sat by the window and dropped her pencil-box?

This morning Bunny couldn't find his pencil box, but it was out in the barn.

He ran to the barn, got the pencil box, thrust it into his bag with his books, and trotted along with Sue.

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