Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apple box

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: ap-ple box
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wooden box measuring 12 × 20 × 8 inches.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The standard size of an apple box shall be eighteen inches long, eleven and one-half inches wide, ten and one-half inches deep, inside measurement."
"Beside the bed is an apple box standing on end, on top of the box a candle planted in the neck of a wax-coated wine bottle."
"You would then nail an old wooden apple box, which we always had plenty of, on top of the board leaving a space behind for your foot to ride."

Etymology

Presumably originally used to transport apples.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

apple-box (canonical) apple boxes (plural) apple-box (alternative) applebox (alternative)

Questions

What does apple box mean?: A wooden box measuring 12 × 20 × 8 inches.
Where does apple box come from?: Presumably originally used to transport apples.

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