"workbasket" meaning in All languages combined

See workbasket on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: workbaskets [plural]
Etymology: From work + basket. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|work|basket}} work + basket Head templates: {{en-noun}} workbasket (plural workbaskets)
  1. A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc. Translations (a basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc.): тевбарго (ťevbargo) (Erzya), ciseán fuála [masculine] (Irish)

Inflected forms

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