bandbox

bandbox
bandboxical, adj.bandboxy, adj.
/band"boks'/, n.
1. a lightweight box of pasteboard, thin wood, etc., for holding a hat, clerical collars, or other articles of apparel.
2. an area or structure that is smaller in dimensions or size than the standard: It's easy to hit home runs out of this bandbox.
[1625-35; BAND2 + BOX1]

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