icebox

English

/ˈʌɪsbɒks/

noun
Definitions
  • A box or compartment containing ice.
  • (UK) A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.
  • (US) A refrigerator.
  • (US) A prison.
  • (US) A morgue.

Etymology

Compound from English ice (noun) + English box (verb, a blow with the fist, boxhaul, box, case, punch).

Origin

English

box

Gloss

verb, a blow with the fist, boxhaul, box, case, punch

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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