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DICE-BOX

\dˈa͡ɪsbˈɒks], \dˈa‍ɪsbˈɒks], \d_ˈaɪ_s_b_ˈɒ_k_s]\

Definitions of DICE-BOX

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Box of hour-glass shape from which dice are thrown; d.-insulator, piece of porcelain so shaped supporting telegraph wire.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

The box from whence the dice are thrown.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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