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drop box

–noun Textiles.
a box for holding shuttles on a loom, as a box loom, used on either side of the race plate in weaving cloth having a variety of colors in the filling.

Origin:
1855–60
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Main Entry:  drop box1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a secure container or receptacle for deposited, donated, or returned items; a receptacle where items may be dropped off; also written dropbox, drop-box
Example:  The videos are returned in a drop box.
Main Entry:  drop box2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  on a loom, the container holding shuttles for wefts of various colors
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