"dicebox" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: diceboxes [plural]
Etymology: From dice + box. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dice|box}} dice + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} dicebox (plural diceboxes)
  1. A box from which dice are thrown in gaming. Categories (topical): Containers Synonyms: dice box, dice-box [archaic]
    Sense id: en-dicebox-en-noun-vzja2jjS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "The houses looked as if they had been shaken out of a dice box on to the land and stayed just where they lit.",
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