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pencil box
noun
- a shallow covered box, usually of pasteboard, for holding pencils and crayons: used by children as an item of school equipment.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pencil box1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
I started off making simple designs like a pencil box for my sister.
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John displayed his pencil box; the boy, a discordant reed whistle.
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It was his brand-new pencil box and he hadn't even used the crayons yet, and now it was gone.
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Who's that one in the green jersey who sat by the window and dropped her pencil-box?
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This morning Bunny couldn't find his pencil box, but it was out in the barn.
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He ran to the barn, got the pencil box, thrust it into his bag with his books, and trotted along with Sue.
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