workbox

[ wurk-boks ]

noun

1. a box to hold instruments and materials for work, especially needlework.

Word History and Origins

Origin of workbox¹

First recorded in 1805–15; work + box ¹

Example Sentences

With a workbox full of enough projects to keep two technology professionals busy, MedScan continues to take a lead in the industry with internally developed software.

From Washington Times

They did a really good job of the guitar tech’s workbox, but I kept thinking, “None of this ever happened.”

From The Guardian

And with that the schoolmistress drew from her workbox a small slip of paper, which she unfolded and gave to him.

From Project Gutenberg

There was her ivory workbox, with her initials in silver and turquoise on it, and her small gold thimble had rolled into a corner of the drawer.

From Project Gutenberg

Look at this workbox, and this tea-caddy, and that pretty vase.

From Project Gutenberg