Meaning of grab box | Babel Free

Definitions

A box having a small opening in the top through which individuals can (usually for a small amount of money) reach to retrieve an unknown trinket; a common feature of some fairs.

US, historical

Examples

“Then pointing successively to the lottery-table, grab-box, ring-cake, and cigars, he continued[…]”

“The grab box was on the third floor of his store, and a sales slip was good for one grab.”

“I shall have nothing more to do with this fair if we have a grab-box.”

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