ditty box

English

Alternative forms

ditty-box

Noun

ditty box (plural ditty boxes)

  1. A small box, usually made of woody, to hold a sailor's personal possessions.
    • 1899, Edward Stratemeyer, Fighting in Cuban Waters:
      It was Walter who broke the news, as he came tumbling down the stairs to the berth deck, where Si and Caleb were engaged in a friendly game of checkers on the top of a ditty-box.

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