milk crate

noun

plural milk crates
: a small crate (see crate entry 1 sense 1a) for transporting or storing bottles or cartons of milk or other dairy products
also : a crate that resembles a milk crate
I've stacked three milk crates behind it that hold all my dishes. … I got those milk crates at Walmart, too. — Katie Cavin
Time to buy all the stuff you need to outfit your dorm room. Bed risers. Storage boxes. … Plastic milk crates. — Judy Stark

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Her eyes scan the rest of the space, stopping at a tiny window in the upper corner about the size of a milk crate. — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025 So in June, the team of researchers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission placed 208 queen conchs in milk crates and moved them to an offshore herd, reports the Guardian’s Alex Harris. — Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024

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First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of milk crate was in 1964

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“Milk crate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk%20crate. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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