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haybox

haybox

1 9.2
A box filled with hay that keeps food hot to finish cooking slowly
  • noun
  • /ˈheɪˌbɑks/
: caja de heno
  • After boiling the soup, she placed the pot in a haybox to finish cooking without extra fuel.

Examples

  • During the camping trip, they used a haybox to keep their meal warm for hours.

  • A traditional haybox can save energy by using insulation to cook food slowly.

  • The haybox kept the food warm.

  • Many campers use a haybox for cooking.

  • After boiling the soup, she placed the pot in a haybox to finish cooking without extra fuel.

  • During the camping trip, they used a haybox to keep their meal warm for hours.

  • A traditional haybox can save energy by using insulation to cook food slowly.

How Insulated

thermos
32 1.9
haybox
1 9.2
crock-pot
  • US
5 3.2

Surface Forms

haybox singular
hayboxes plural

Morphology

haybox = hay + box (transparent) = hay + box

The compound is a straightforward combination of 'hay' and 'box' where the box is insulated or filled with hay to keep food hot.

Etymology

Haybox is simply hay + box: people used to put a hot pot into a box packed with hay to 'hold the heat' and let the food finish cooking slowly without more fuel. That's why a haybox keeps food hot and saves energy.