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Definition of Icebox
1. Noun. White goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures.
Specialized synonyms: Cooler, Ice Chest, Electric Refrigerator, Fridge
Terms within: Drip Pan, Refrigeration System
Generic synonyms: White Goods
Derivative terms: Refrigerate, Refrigerate
Definition of Icebox
1. Noun. A box containing ice, used to keep food cold. ¹
2. Noun. (British) A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer. ¹
3. Noun. (American English) A refrigerator. ¹
4. Adjective. agreeable, awesome. (qualifier as a superlative of cool) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Icebox
1. a cabinet for cooling food [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Icebox
Literary usage of Icebox
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Housekeeping: Efficiency Studies in Home Management by Christine Frederick (1913)
"... Wheel Tray Whir* Serves and Clear* Away M«-al» '31 Kitchen Cabin -t Which i* *
Pantry and Tal,l<- in Oiw: (4) Disappearing icebox Save* Stair Trotting ..."
2. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"The temperatures of fixation were water- bath, room, and icebox, and in some
cases, water-bath and icebox. It was observed that the velocity of fixation of ..."
3. Contemporary One-act Plays of 1921. (American) by Frank Shay (1922)
"GORDON I'll bet that coon didn't empty the icebox pan before she went. ...
GORDON (goes to icebox and removes a large, brimming pan from under it) What did ..."
4. Base SAS(R) 9.1.3 Procedures Guide, Second Edition, Volumes 1-4 by Sas Institute (2006)
"REF= draws two reference lines: one perpendicular to the mean of Stove, the other
perpendicular to the mean of icebox. ref=mean(stove icebox) Order the ..."
5. The Last Witness from a Dirt Road by Bill Hunt (2005)
"Mrs. Olivia opened the icebox, and I could see my small can of imported nuts
sitting on the front of the top shelf, just waiting for the right person to ..."
6. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1919)
"Where a floor was dangerous by reason of a leaky icebox, and plaintiff slipped
... The icebox leaked, and the water that fell on the floor ran across the ..."
7. Canoeing, Sailing and Motor Boating by Warren Hastings Miller (1919)
"All the ship's plates go in a rack behind the icebox and all the cups hang from
rows of hooks on the carlines over the icebox. ..."
8. Home and Community Hygiene: A Text-book of Personal and Public Health by Jean Broadhurst (1918)
"The icebox, too, has its problems. If old (and most people economize on ...
It saves ice, but helps turn the icebox from a refrigerator into an incubator. ..."
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