Icebox

From Fresh Dictionary

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English

Etymology

ice + box, as before electric refrigeration it was literally a box loaded with ice to keep things cold

Noun

Icebox (plural Iceboxes)

  1. A box containing ice, used to keep food cold.
  2. (British) A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.
  3. (US) A refrigerator.

Translations

box containing ice used to keep food cold

compartment of a refrigerator used as a freezer

refrigerator See refrigerator

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