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kerosene box

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
kerosene box
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sturdy, rectangular crate, typically of pine, designed to hold two tin-plated steel cans filled with kerosene; the empty cases were often repurposed for ad hoc uses.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

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Inflected Forms

kerosene boxes (plural)

Questions

What does kerosene box mean?
A sturdy, rectangular crate, typically of pine, designed to hold two tin-plated steel cans filled with kerosene; the empty cases were often repurposed for ad hoc uses.

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