outbasket
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
outbasket (plural outbaskets)
- A basket holding documents or mail to be sent to others; an outbox.
- 1962, Ross Macdonald, The Zebra-Striped Hearse, Toronto, O.N., New York, N.Y., London: Bantam Books, published 1964, page 34:
- He finished reading a multigraphed sheet, initialed it, and scaled it into his out-basket.
References[edit]
- “out-basket, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.