n. A long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lays flat on the floor and is usually kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.
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n. a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a military barracks).
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n. a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)
Word Usage
"On top of my footlocker was a worn-looking pair of leather work boots, and atop my neatly folded clothes, innocently enough, was a small New Testament Bible."