"ice-cube tray" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ice-cube trays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ice-cube tray (plural ice-cube trays)
  1. Alternative form of ice cube tray. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ice cube tray
    Sense id: en-ice-cube_tray-en-noun-vQA3ziW4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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