firebox

English

noun
Definitions
  • (rail transport) The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned.
  • The part of a fireplace where the fuel is burned.
  • (vulgar) A redheaded woman (by synecdoche, pars pro toto), or her red pubic hair.

Etymology

Compound from English fire (shoot) + English box (verb, a blow with the fist, boxhaul, box, case, punch).

Origin

English

box

Gloss

verb, a blow with the fist, boxhaul, box, case, punch

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

箱

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