puzzle box
noun Psychology.
an enclosure, used in experiments in animal learning, from which an animal must escape or in which it must manipulate various devices.
Origin of puzzle box
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby puzzle box
puy lentil,
puy-de-dôme,
puyallup,
puzo,
puzzle,
puzzle box,
puzzle jug,
puzzle out,
puzzleheaded,
puzzlement,
puzzler
Example sentences from the Web for puzzle box
That comes of Harry dying so inconsiderately and leaving this puzzle-box on my hands.
Michael, Brother of Jerry |Jack LondonA pyramid seemed to have been constructed something after the manner of an onion or a Chinese puzzle-box.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery |L.W. King and H.R. Hall