ditty box

English

A ditty box from the early 20th century

Alternative forms

ditty-box

Noun

ditty box (plural ditty boxes)

1. A small box, usually made of woody, to hold a sailor's personal possessions.
   • 1899, Edward Stratemeyer, Fighting in Cuban Waters:

     It was Walter who broke the news, as he came tumbling down the stairs to the berth deck, where Si and Caleb were engaged in a friendly game of checkers on the top of a ditty-box.

Related terms

• ditty bag

References

• “ditty-box”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.