lunchbox

[ luhnch-boks ]
/ ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks /

noun

a small container, usually of metal or plastic and with a handle, for carrying one's lunch from home to school or work.
Also called lunchpail, lunch·buck·et [luhnch-buhk-it] /ˈlʌntʃˌbʌk ɪt/.

Origin of lunchbox

First recorded in 1860–65; lunch + box1

Example sentences from the Web for lunchbox

  • Sour pickles were added to these when he filled Cis's lunchbox, which closely resembled a camera.

    The Rich Little Poor Boy |Eleanor Gates

British Dictionary definitions for lunchbox

lunchbox
/ (ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks) /

noun

a container for carrying a packed lunch
British and Australian jocular a man's genitals