shoebox

shoebox
/shooh"boks'/, n.
1. an oblong cardboard box of a standard size used to package a pair of shoes for sale.
2. any house, building, or other construction likened to a shoebox because of its shape or cramped area.
Also, shoe box.
[1855-60; SHOE + BOX1]

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