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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a special box for carrying cooking utensils and food on any sort of expedition.
See: grub-bag
Quotations
1911
I plunged into the water, ice-cold and waist-deep--and before the merciless one could snatch it along, I had the grub-box safe.
1942
The grub box (with a hinged lid) stood open and revealed nested plates and cups of white enamel and the common necessities of each meal: salt, sugar, flour, dried fruit, and packages of 'Hudson Bay Red Label Tea.'
1963
I pack his "grub box" when he goes hunting.