Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ditty box

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: dit-ty box
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small box, usually made of woody, to hold a sailor's personal possessions.

Example Sentences

"It was Walter who broke the news, as he came tumbling down the stairs to the berth deck, where Si and Caleb were engaged in a friendly game of checkers on the top of a ditty-box."

Inflected Forms

ditty boxes (plural)

Phrases

ditty bag

Frequently Paired Words

ditty bag

Questions

What does ditty box mean?: A small box, usually made of woody, to hold a sailor's personal possessions.

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