Icebox

Meaning

Noun

●

A

or

,

used to keep

cool.

●

In British English:

A

in a

that is

than the

of the

and is used as a freezer.

●

In American English:

A refrigerator.

●

In American English:

A prison.

●

In American English:

A morgue.

Adj

●

agreeable,

. (as a

of cool)

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Origin

icebox

English

box

English

box

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

ice

English

is

Middle English (1100-1500)

is

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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Synonyms

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