tucker-box

American  

[tuhk-er-boks] / ˈtʌk ərˌbɒks /

noun

Australian.

1. a box used to store or carry food.

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Etymology

Origin of tucker-box

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

"I'll bring a drink for you both," said I, rising and taking two pannikins from the lid of the tucker-box.

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph

Having disposed of the bullocks, the tinkling of whose bells was a foreign note in the night, two others came to the fire, carrying the tucker-box.

From In the Roaring Fifties by Dyson, Edward

My friends drained their pannikins; Thompson threw his at the tucker-box, and Cooper was just aiming his, when Willoughby, who had shared the frosted mutton, interposed—— "If you please, Cooper."

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph