noun
a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school)
• Syn: ↑playbox
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑box
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playˈ-box noun (old)
A box for toys and other valued possessions, esp in a boarding school
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Main Entry: ↑play
Useful english dictionary. 2012.