English

hellbox

From hell + box.

A compound of hell + box

Proto-Germanic *haljō ‘hell’

Proto-West Germanic *hallju ‘the netherworld’

Old English hel

Middle English hel

English hell

Late Latin buxis ‘box’

Proto-West Germanic *buhsā ‘box’

Old English box ‘box, case’

Middle English box ‘container’

English box

Today it means

noun A receptacle where cast metal sorts were thrown after printing.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.