apple box
(US) A wooden box measuring 12 × 20 × 8 inches.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(US) A wooden box measuring 12 × 20 × 8 inches.
The standard size of an apple box shall be eighteen inches long, eleven and one-half inches wide, ten and one-half inches deep, inside measurement.
Origin: Presumably originally used to transport apples. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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