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strongbox

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From strong + box. Compare French coffre-fort.

  1. A sturdy box with a lock, for storing valuables.

    “Near-synonyms: safe-deposit box, safe deposit box, safety-deposit box”

    “An inroad on the strongbox, or an erasure in the ledger, or a missummation in a fitted account, could hardly have surprised him more disagreeably.”