lunchbox

[luhnch-boks]

lunch·box

[luhnch-boks]
noun
a small container, usually of metal or plastic and with a handle, for carrying one's lunch from home to school or work.
Also called lunchpail, lunch·buck·et [luhnch-buhk-it] .


Origin:
1860–65; lunch + box1
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Lunchbox is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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lunchbox (ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks)
 
n
1.  a container for carrying a packed lunch
2.  jocular (Brit), (Austral) a man's genitals

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Main Entry:  lunchbox
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a container for regularly carrying one's midday meal; also written lunch box
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