ICEBOX

refrigerator, icebox

(noun) white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

icebox (plural iceboxes)

A box or compartment containing ice. [from 19th c.]

(UK) A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.

(US, dated) A refrigerator. [from 20th c.]

(US, slang) A prison. [from 20th c.]

(US, slang) A morgue.

Adjective

icebox (not comparable)

agreeable, awesome. (as a superlative of cool)

BALOWSKI: Yes, that's absolutely icebox! See you later, Ford Anglia!

Source: Wiktionary



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