drop box

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drop boks]
- /drɒp bɒks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drop boks]
- /drɒp bɒks/

Definitions of drop box words

noun drop box a box for holding shuttles on a loom, as a box loom, used on either side of the race plate in weaving cloth having a variety of colors in the filling. 1
noun drop box receptacle: for donations, etc. 1

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Origin of drop box

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Drop box

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drop box

drop box popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

drop box usage trend in Literature

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