What is an empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties." called?
empty — An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties.". (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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