dog box

Australian informal a compartment in a railway carriage with no corridor

NZ informal disgrace; disfavour (in the phrase in the dog box)

Words nearby dog box

That ass must needs go dragging him out of the dog-box or something, that's all.

The Tree of Knowledge |Mrs. Baillie Reynolds
Oswald told her in one calm word which he was, and then Pincher rolled madly out of a dog-box almost into his arms.

New Treasure Seekers |E. (Edith) Nesbit
He swung a swag on to the platform, shouldered it, pulled out a billy and water-bag, and then went to a dog-box in the brake van.

While the Billy Boils |Henry Lawson
On one occasion, we went a journey to the sea-shore, and Tawney was put into a dog-box, with several other dogs.

Live Toys |Emma Davenport

Charles did not, this time, make his journey in the dog-box.

The Incredible Honeymoon |E. Nesbit