shell-box

I might yet have made all right, by stepping forwards and slipping into his hand the ruddy little shell-box I at that moment held tight in my own.

Villette 2003

He saw the top corner of box nine disintegrate under the blast of a high-caliber shell-box nine, the box he and Nkomo had just completed.

Behold the Stars Bulmer, Kenneth, 1921- 1965

Bobby took his place on the shell-box in the bow, his rifle between his knees.

The Adventures of Bobby Orde Stewart Edward White 1909

Bobby found, when finally he and Mr. Kincaid emerged from the house carrying his valise, to be well packed with the shell-box, gun, bag and

The Adventures of Bobby Orde Stewart Edward White 1909

All at once an idea struck me, and getting up I went and got the shell-box, and putting it into her hands, I said, "That is for you; it is yours."

The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8) Boule de Suif and Other Stories Guy de Maupassant 1871

A shell-box adorned the chest of drawers, and on the secretary near the window a bouquet of orange blossoms tied with white satin ribbons stood in a bottle.

Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life Gustave Flaubert 1850

I might yet have made all right, by stepping forwards and slipping into his hand the ruddy little shell-box I at that moment held tight in my own.

Villette Charlotte Bront�� 1835

Now you take this demijohn and fill it from the spring-hole you'll find back of the house, and I'll get the shell-box. "

The Adventures of Bobby Orde Stewart Edward White 1909