Icebox
WordNet
noun
(1) White goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
WiktionaryText
Etymology
ice + box, as before electric refrigeration it was literally a box loaded with ice to keep things cold
Noun
- A box containing ice, used to keep food cold.
- A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.
- A refrigerator.
Quotations
- 1982, Alexei Sayle, The Young Ones http://www.4q.dk/a51/viewpage.php?page_id=14
- MIKE: Yeah, yeah, so. So we'll forget about the rent, we'll pay you another time, is that cool?
- BALOWSKI: Yes, that's absolutely icebox! See you later, Ford Anglia!