Definition of "deedbox" [deedbox]

• A strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "With a cry of terror I dashed at the alcove, then into the corner and then into the window, relighting three as two more vanished by the fireplace, and then, perceiving a better way, I dropped matches on the iron-bound deedbox in the corner, and caught up the bedroom candlestick."