icebox

noun

ice·​box ˈīs-ˌbäks How to pronounce icebox (audio)

Examples of icebox in a Sentence

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Main-season melons are larger than icebox watermelons and take longer to ripen. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025 This one, with its pretty pink, white, and red layers, is similar to an icebox cake and requires no baking at all. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025 To preserve the oddity, Greene covered it in lard and then encased it in salt — a typical practice before iceboxes and refrigerators. Colson Thayer, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025 The rapist is the telephone and the icebox and the motor car. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for icebox

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of icebox was in 1792

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“Icebox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icebox. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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icebox

noun
ice·​box -ˌbäks How to pronounce icebox (audio)

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