"junkbox" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: junkboxes [plural]
Etymology: From junk + box. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|junk|box}} junk + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} junkbox (plural junkboxes)
  1. (CB radio slang) A radio operator's collection of miscellaneous equipment.
    Sense id: en-junkbox-en-noun-GMxiyYX- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1975, 73 Amateur Radio's Technical Journal, numbers 172-177, page 24:",
          "text": "The touch pad and four 7-segment displays are the only other parts that hurt the pocketbook and are not as likely to be in the standard junkbox.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1974, NRI Journal, volumes 32-33, page 2:",
          "text": "The trouble is, it often takes considerable juggling of the component values in the circuit around the junkbox semiconductors before your completed project performs as the author's did.",
          "type": "quote"
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        "(CB radio slang) A radio operator's collection of miscellaneous equipment."
      ]
    }
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