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单词 touch box
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Definition of touch box in English:

touch box

noun ˈtʌtʃ bɒks

  • 1A small box used to hold priming-powder for a musket or similar early firearm. Compare touch-powder. Chiefly historical after 18th cent.

  • 2A box containing tactile materials, usually with an opening for the hand so that items inside can be identified by touch alone, used especially as an educational tool to promote investigation and analysis in young children.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Inventory of Henry VIII. From touch + box.

Definition of touch box in US English:

touch box

nounˈtʌtʃ bɒks

  • 1A small box used to hold priming-powder for a musket or similar early firearm. Compare touch-powder. Chiefly historical after 18th cent.

  • 2A box containing tactile materials, usually with an opening for the hand so that items inside can be identified by touch alone, used especially as an educational tool to promote investigation and analysis in young children.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Inventory of Henry VIII. From touch + box.
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