outbasket

English

Alternative forms

• out-basket

Etymology

Compound of out +‎ basket.

Noun

outbasket (plural outbaskets)

1. A basket holding documents or mail to be sent to others; an outbox.
   • 1962, Ross Macdonald, The Zebra-Striped Hearse, Toronto, O.N., New York, N.Y., London: Bantam Books, published 1964, page 34:

     He finished reading a multigraphed sheet, initialed it, and scaled it into his out-basket.

   • 2001, Darryl Wimberley, Strawman's Hammock, New Milford, C.T., London: Toby Press, published 2008, →ISBN, page 118:

     "Fair enough." He dropped the sketch into an outbasket. "I'll have 'em make copies."

References

• “out-basket, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.