playbox

Mr. Bultitude found a key which was labelled "playbox," and began to open a box which bore Dick's initials cut upon the lid; without any apprehensions, however, for he had given too strict orders to his daughter, to fear that any luxuries would be concealed there.

Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers F. Anstey 1895

People drew close to one another and in the half-empty city they squeezed together as tight as toys in a playbox.

When Hell Froze Over, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

And you keep telling her she can't talk to you like you're just a kid and she's your teacher 'cause playbox is fair play space, and no bullying allowed, read the sign.

"You may have seen that some Hillary Clinton 'sock puppets' were recently outed on a New Hampshire blog, to the campaign’s great embarrassment." Ann Althouse 2007

He was thirteen; already he had been taunted for dallying overlong about the playbox; he had to blush if he was found among his lead soldiers; the shades of the prison-house were closing about him with a vengeance.

Virginibus Puerisque and other papers 2005

When every piece in your playbox of verbal bricks can be dealt with separately, because it is not joined on in all sorts of ways to the other pieces, then only can you compose new constructions to your liking.

Human Traits and their Social Significance Irwin Edman

He could find nothing to do; he climbed up the Abbey tower, and wrote his name on the big hand of the clock; he roped up his playbox, tipped the school porter; and still there was an hour and a half to put in.

The Loom of Youth Alec Waugh 1939

They came across the bridges with glinting rifles, and the blue coats and red trousers of the infantry made them look in the distance like tin soldiers from a children's playbox.

The Soul of the War Philip Gibbs 1919

Titania said that Fairies dislike people who are untidy, and I hoped that she hadn't seen my playbox or my chest of drawers.

The Fairies and the Christmas Child 1912

We went over to their playbox, Haines and I, the plumbers 'hall.

Ulysses James Joyce 1911

"As for those illicit luxuries in your playbox," continued the Doctor,

Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers F. Anstey 1895