"tuck box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tuck boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tuck box (plural tuck boxes)
  1. (chiefly British, dated) A hamper of food (such as confectionery) taken to boarding school by students. Tags: British, dated
    Sense id: en-tuck_box-en-noun-fwQxph71 Categories (other): British English
  2. (card games) A carton for storing a set of playing cards. Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-tuck_box-en-noun-V1NeXvpI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: box

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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