"bandbox" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bandbox.wav Forms: bandboxes [plural]
Etymology: From band + box. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|band|box}} band + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} bandbox (plural bandboxes)
  1. A box of lightweight construction (e.g. cardboard, thin wood) for carrying hats or other apparel items.
    Sense id: en-bandbox-en-noun-1WOMooFw
  2. A small baseball park conducive to scoring home runs. Categories (topical): Baseball, Containers
    Sense id: en-bandbox-en-noun-4RNWEuh- Disambiguation of Baseball: 15 85 Disambiguation of Containers: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: band-box Derived forms: bandboxical, bandboxy

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 9, page 208:",
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