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Workbasket

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Work´bas`ket
n.1.A basket for holding materials for needlework, or the like.
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Noun1.workbasket - container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing)
workbag, workbox
container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
sewing basket - a workbasket in which sewing materials can be stored


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