Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The axle-box of a railway-truck; an oil-box.
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Examples
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An auger-hole in the breech served for a grease-box; a cotton string assisted a single screw in holding on the lock; and the thimbles were made, one of brass, one of iron, and one of tin.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) Various 1887
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a beautiful stock of bird's-eye maple, with guard and trigger and grease-box complete, and trimmed it with an alloy of lead, zinc, and antimony of his own manufacture.
Documenting the American South: The Southern Experience in 19-th Century America 1903
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