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window box

–noun
1. a box for growing plants, placed at or in a window.
2. a hollow space in a window frame for a sash weight.

Origin:
1880–85
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window box  
n.  
  1. A usually long, narrow box for growing plants, placed on a windowsill or ledge.

  2. One of the vertical grooves on the inner sides of a window frame for the weights that counterbalance the sash.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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