Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spring box

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: spring box
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small compartment or box built over or placed into running water so that containers of perishable foods (milk, etc) inside it are kept cool, a traditional method of refrigeration.

noun

Alternative spelling of spring-box (“box in which springs are coiled or set”).

Example Sentences

"Springs […] formed where groundwater was pushed up to the surface as a result of differences in slope in the shallow aquifers. […] Ollice's spring surfaced on a hillside beneath the roots of a giant white oak. It flowed into a cypress-encased spring box where fresh milk was stored in the cold water and out through an open-ended pipe eventually making its way to the nearby swamp. For years it served the household needs of several families and the boilers of my great-grandfather's small, steam-powered cotton gin and sawmill."

Etymology

From spring + box.

Inflected Forms

spring boxes (plural) springbox (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

spring house

Questions

What does spring box mean?: A small compartment or box built over or placed into running water so that containers of perishable foods (milk, etc) inside it are kept cool, a traditional method of refrigeration.
Where does spring box come from?: From spring + box.

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