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  • noun Plural form of woodbox.

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Examples

  • The packaging for transportation and trading can be made with cartons or soft woodboxes.

    Chapter 8 1993

  • Day by day, however, as time passed, David diligently tried to perform the "dos" and avoid the "don'ts"; and day by day he came to realize how important weeds and woodboxes were, if he were to conform to what was evidently Farmer Holly's idea of "playing in, tune" in this strange new Orchestra of Life in which he found himself.

    Just David 1916

  • Corn to be hoed, weeds to be pulled, woodboxes to be filled; with all these it was "do this, do this, do this."

    Just David 1916

  • He got the money and a good clap beside; then they retired to the shed to black their boots, after which Frank filled the woodboxes and Jack split kindlings, till the daily allowance was ready.

    Jack And Jill Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 1902

  • Corn to be hoed, weeds to be pulled, woodboxes to be filled; with all these it was "do this, do this, do this."

    Just David 1894

  • Day by day, however, as time passed, David diligently tried to perform the "dos" and avoid the "don'ts"; and day by day he came to realize how important weeds and woodboxes were, if he were to conform to what was evidently Farmer Holly's idea of "playing in, tune" in this strange new

    Just David 1894

  • He got the money and a good clap beside; then they retired to the shed to black their boots, after which Frank filled the woodboxes and Jack split kindlings, till the daily allowance was ready.

    Jack and Jill Louisa May Alcott 1860

  • I'll give them work to do, and I'll make them so full of the very joy of doing it that they won't have time to look at their neighbors 'woodboxes! "

    Pollyanna 1912

  • I'll give them work to do, and I'll make them so full of the very joy of doing it that they won't have TIME to look at their neighbors 'woodboxes! "

    Pollyanna 1894

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