ditty box

dit·ty box

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dit-ee boks]
- /ˈdɪt i bɒks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dit-ee boks]
- /ˈdɪt i bɒks/

Definitions of ditty box words

noun ditty box a small box used like a ditty bag. 1
noun ditty box a sailor's box for personal belongings or tools 0
noun ditty box A small box to hold a sailor's thread, needles, comb, etc. 0

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Origin of ditty box

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

1880-85; Americanism

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Parts of speech for Ditty box

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ditty box

ditty box popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ditty box usage trend in Literature

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