noun
a box for storing eatables (especially at boarding school)
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑box
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noun Britain : a box of delicacies from home
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tuck box noun (informal)
A box of or for tuck, esp at a boarding school
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Main Entry: ↑tuck
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tuck box,
British Slang. a box in which schoolchildren keep the food brought or sent from home.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.