Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
box .
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Examples
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He prayed for the afflicted, and in particular for Robin, whom, by the will of God, he had rescued from the salting-box.
The Miracle Of The Great St. Nicolas 1920 Anatole France 1884
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"Alas," he said, "did I draw you from out of the salting-box to the ruin of the virgins of Vervignole?"
The Miracle Of The Great St. Nicolas 1920 Anatole France 1884
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