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Definition of Goggle box
1. Noun. An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen. "The British call a tv set a telly"
Exact synonyms: Boob Tube, Idiot Box, Television, Television Receiver, Television Set, Telly, Tv, Tv Set
Terms within: Kinescope, Picture Tube, Television Tube
Generic synonyms: Receiver, Receiving System
Group relationships: Television, Television System
Category relationships: Telecasting, Television, Tv, Video
Terms within: Kinescope, Picture Tube, Television Tube
Generic synonyms: Receiver, Receiving System
Group relationships: Television, Television System
Category relationships: Telecasting, Television, Tv, Video
Definition of Goggle box
1. Noun. (slang) television set ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goggle Box
Literary usage of Goggle box
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Australian Abroad: Branches from the Main Routes Round the World by James Hingston (1880)
"We put one of these " Apples of Sodom " away in the tin goggle-box, alongside
the locust picked up yesterday, and don't care if he eats it. ..."
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