bread box

noun

variants or less commonly breadbox

ˈbred-ˌbäks 

plural bread boxes also breadboxes

chiefly US

: a container for keeping bread and other baked goods fresh

—often used informally to describe the size of something

The entire stereo system is not much bigger than a bread box.

Word History

Etymology

bread entry 1 + box entry 1

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined above