Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A box containing powdered chalk, in which public dancers and acrobats rub the soles of their feet to prevent them from slipping.
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Examples
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Bud went to work gravely opening the chalk-box as if it were a small treasure-chest, and finally produced a long, smooth stick of chalk and handed it to her with shining eyes.
A Voice in the Wilderness Grace Livingston Hill 1906
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