| 单词 | wall-box |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswall-box wall-box n. (a) an aperture made in or through a wall to accommodate a wall-bearing; (b) a postal collecting box affixed to a wall as distinguished from a pillar-box. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > hole into which a peg, pin, knob, etc., fits scaffold holec1568 pinhole1659 scaffolding hole1663 keyhole1703 keyway1835 winder-hole1840 knob hole1851 wall-box1875 society > communication > correspondence > postal services > equipment for sending or delivering mail > [noun] > post- or letter-box > wall-box wall-box1875 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Wall-box. 1887 D. A. Low Introd. Machine Drawing (1892) 34 A neat appearance is given to the opening..by building into the wall a wall box. < as lemmas |
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