anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.

a large, vanlike, reuseable box for consolidating smaller crates or cartons into a single shipment, designed for easy and fast loading and unloading of freight.

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alembic , bag , beaker , bin , bottle , bowl , box , bucket , bunker , caisson , can , canister , canteen , capsule , carafe , carton , cask , casket , cauldron , chamber , chest , churn , cistern , cradle , crate , crock , dish , ewer , firkin , flask , hamper , hod , hopper , humidor , hutch , jar , jeroboam , jug , kettle , magnum , package , packet , pail , pit , pod , poke , pot , pottery , pouch , purse , receptacle , reliquary , repository , sac , sack , scuttle , stein , storage , tank , tub , utensil , vase , vat , vessel , vial , barrel , basket , cage , case , crib , cup , decanter , drum , holder , inkwell , keg , shaker , silo , tin , urn