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carton
[ kahr-tn ]
noun
- a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- the amount a carton can hold.
- the contents of a carton.
- a cardboardlike substance consisting of chewed plant material often mixed with soil, made by certain insects for building nests.
verb (used with object)
- to pack in a carton:
to carton eggs for supermarket sales.
verb (used without object)
- to make or form cardboard sheets into cartons.
carton
/ ˈɑːə /
noun
- a cardboard box for containing goods
- a container of waxed paper or plastic in which liquids, such as milk, are sold
- shooting
- a white disc at the centre of a target
- a shot that hits this disc
verb
- to enclose (goods) in a carton
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of carton1
C19: from French, from Italian cartone pasteboard, from carta card 1
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"Canada charges for our dairy products 270%. Nobody knows that. They charge you 2% for the first two cartons of milk and after that you go up to 270," Trump said.
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“Look, all I’m buying is eggs,” he said as he loaded four cartons into his trunk.
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To complete a standard washing cycle, Mr and Mrs Hannam said they must fill up their washing machine with six four-pint cartons three times.
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Jannat, who runs a tiny shop selling biscuits and milk cartons, often can't afford the bus fare to attend protests demanding information about the missing.
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On a good day, I’ll get my hands on one carton.
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