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Christmas-box: OED Word of the Day
Today's word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: 1611 COTGR. Tirelire, a Christmas box; a box having a cleft on the lid, or in the side, for money to enter it; used in France by begging Fryers, and here by Butlers, and Prentices, etc.Artsake: the Blog of the Massachusetts Cultural Council
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