scrapbox

English

Etymology

From scrap +‎ box.

Noun

scrapbox (plural scrapboxes)

1. A box for storing fragments of material or documents etc. that may be of use or interest at a later time.

   Coordinate term: scrapbook

   • 2013, Pauline Koner, Elements of Performance, page 77:

     If you work with an institution that has a costume department ask for leftover pieces. If not, do not throw away anything that might be of use. Keep a scrapbox of odds and ends.

   • 2021, Lena Cowen Orlin, The Private Life of William Shakespeare:

     But, speculating that there might be lost playscripts hidden behind the panelling at the house where Shakespeare's granddaughter died, and keeping a scrapbox labelled 'Shakespeare's Manuscripts', Halliwell-Phillipps betrayed secret hopes that were never to be fulfilled.