loose box

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

loose box (plural loose boxes)

  1. (chiefly British) A separate compartment of a building in which livestock are free to move about; especially a form of stable for horses.
  2. (archaic) A brougham or other vehicle kept for the use of a dame de compagnie.

References[edit]

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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