icebox

noun

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

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Pepe and Ronaldo, the elder statesmen, sat on an icebox, granted one final privilege. Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 5 July 2024 With a menu spanning oysters, chicken chasseur, turbot with green sauce and much else besides, the offering was so extravagant that part of a baggage car had to be repurposed to make space for an extra icebox containing food and alcohol. Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024 The heat index nearly got up to 110°F the other day, so the South is still in its icebox cake and no-bake pie era—unless there's hot banana pudding, which is a 365-day-a-year treat. Deanne Revel, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024 The crisper drawer of your refrigerator, or any icebox location far away from odorous foods, is the best locale. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2024 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 8 Dec. 2024.

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icebox

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

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