TOOLBOX Definition & Meaning

toolbox

[ tool-boks ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a box or case in which tools are kept.
an attached mechanism, as on planing machines or lathes, that carries the cutting tools.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of toolbox¹

First recorded in 1835–45; tool + box ¹

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Secretary Noem described the prison as "one of the tools in our toolbox". and warned people that "if you come to our country illegally, this is one of the consequences you could face".

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This is a particular toolbox in Scandinavian parliaments.

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Blood matching Lockhart’s DNA was found on its floor and on the blade of a large knife stashed in a toolbox inside.

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The measure could serve as “another tool in the toolbox,” Padilla said, noting that some landlords already are price gouging in the wake of the fires.

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One figure wins over followers by placing the fear of god into them, a reliable instrument in the autocrat’s toolbox.

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