dust-boxn.

Forms: see dust n.¹ and box n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dust n.¹, box n.².

Etymology: < dust n.¹ + box n.² With sense 2 compare dustbin n. 1.

1. A box from which ‘dust’, i.e. fine sand or powder, is sprinkled on something (e.g. on writing, for the purpose now served by blotting-paper; also, on a prepared photographic plate).

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society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > spraying or sprinkling tools

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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [noun] > scattering in small particles or sprinkling > sprinkling with powder > device for

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1581 R. Mulcaster Positions v. 34 Incke & paper,..a deske & a dustboxe.

1894 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 41 33 Place some pulverised asphaltum in a ‘dust-box’, agitate it, and allow the particles to settle down upon the plate.

2. A box or receptacle for the dust of a house.

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1896 E. Turner Little Larrikin ii. 17 On the footpaths there were dust-boxes twice a week.

1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands xvi. 219 They've dumped Toucher in ther dust-box for immedjit removal.

3. (See quot. 1893.)

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1893 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. I Dust box, a box supplied with dust for the use of poultry, to aid them in expelling lice.

1894 14th Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 176 Fix a dust box so that biddy can take a bath every day.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	dust-box
释义	dust-boxn. Forms: see dust n.¹ and box n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dust n.¹, box n.². Etymology: < dust n.¹ + box n.² With sense 2 compare dustbin n. 1. 1. A box from which ‘dust’, i.e. fine sand or powder, is sprinkled on something (e.g. on writing, for the purpose now served by blotting-paper; also, on a prepared photographic plate). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > spraying or sprinkling tools dust-box1581 dredger1666 dredging-box1712 spreader1810 dredge-box1812 distributor1853 deflector1887 squirter1888 sprayer1891 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [noun] > scattering in small particles or sprinkling > sprinkling with powder > device for dust-box1581 dredger1666 dredging-box1712 dredge-box1812 pulverizator1871 powder blower1875 powder gun1890 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions v. 34 Incke & paper,..a deske & a dustboxe. 1894 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 41 33 Place some pulverised asphaltum in a ‘dust-box’, agitate it, and allow the particles to settle down upon the plate. 2. A box or receptacle for the dust of a house. ΚΠ 1896 E. Turner Little Larrikin ii. 17 On the footpaths there were dust-boxes twice a week. 1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands xvi. 219 They've dumped Toucher in ther dust-box for immedjit removal. 3. (See quot. 1893.) ΚΠ 1893 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. I Dust box, a box supplied with dust for the use of poultry, to aid them in expelling lice. 1894 14th Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 176 Fix a dust box so that biddy can take a bath every day. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1581
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