"sneeze-box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sneeze-boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sneeze-box (plural sneeze-boxes)
  1. (UK, slang, archaic) A snuffbox. Tags: UK, archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-sneeze-box-en-noun-MVBOHWry Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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