Box-room
a storage room, especially one for trunks, suitcases, etc.
Historical Examples
The Story of Louie Oliver Onions
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie George Brenton Laurie
The Quiver 3/1900 Anonymous
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon C. N. Williamson
A World of Girls L. T. Meade
The Immortal Alphonse Daudet
The Story of Louie Oliver Onions
Johnny Ludlow. First Series Mrs. Henry Wood
The Motor Maid Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes A. Conan Doyle
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