DOGBOX


Meaning of DOGBOX in English

/ ˈdɒgbɒks; NAmE ˈdɔːgbɑːks/ noun

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IDIOMS

- be in the dogbox

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: originally denoting a box for a dog to lie in, later denoting a railway compartment for transporting dogs.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.