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first-aid <span class="searchmatch">box</span> (plural first-aid <span class="searchmatch">boxes</span>) <span class="searchmatch">A</span> <span class="searchmatch">box</span> containing first aid and medical supplies. 1940 December, Charles E. Lee, “The Wenford Mineral Line”, <span class="searchmatch">in</span> Railway...
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