"buck-basket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buck-baskets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} buck-basket (plural buck-baskets)
  1. (obsolete) A basket in which clothes are carried to be washed. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Containers, Laundry
    Sense id: en-buck-basket-en-noun-MBJuRygY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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