jockey box

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jockey box

noun jockey boxes

  1. An insulated container containing ice and water, as well as a long coil of hollow tubing. The device is used to cool beverages being served on tap in temporary locations.
  2. Northwestern, US, dialectal A glove compartment.

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@misc{jockey_box_2026,
  title = {jockey box},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jockey%20box},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}