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tool⋅box

[tool-boks]
–noun
1. a box or case in which tools are kept.
2. an attached mechanism, as on planing machines or lathes, that carries the cutting tools.

Origin:
1835–45; tool + box 1
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tool·box   (tōōl'bŏks')   
n.  
  1. A case for carrying or storing tools.

  2. Computer Science A set of precompiled routines for use in writing new programs.

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