"playbox" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: playboxes [plural]
Etymology: play + box Etymology templates: {{compound|en|play|box}} play + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} playbox (plural playboxes)
  1. A box for storing playthings; a toybox. Categories (topical): Containers

Inflected forms

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