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cakebox en · NOUN

Etymology

From cake + box.

Meanings

1. A box for keeping cake.
   • A cardboard cakebox on the cold counter would be the swap bag and when next seen it would have a cake in it. 1961, John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent:
2. A cylindrical container for recordable compact discs.
   • The blank discs also cost about $100 each—compared to less than 3 cents each in bulk cakebox form. 2013, Scott Mueller, Upgrading and Repairing PCs, page 539:

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