breadbox [bred-boks] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun an airtight, or nearly airtight, boxlike container, as of metal or plastic, for storing bread and other baked goods to keep them fresh. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of breadbox bread + box1 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for breadbox Historical Examples of breadbox
Susan said, contentedly, as she ransacked the breadbox for crumbs.
Kathleen Norris
He covered the kettle of potatoes and left them on the table, and put the biscuits in the breadbox.
James Arthur Kjelgaard
Suspend a shelf, breadbox or rack with wire around which is tied a piece of cotton cloth, saturated with a mineral oil.
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