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lunch⋅pail

[luhnch-peyl]
–noun
1. lunchbox.
2. a worker's lunchbox in the shape of a pail, originally for carrying hot food.

Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; lunch + pail

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 + box 1
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