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Peymands Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

What does "switch box" mean here?

Hi
Please guide me for the meaning of "switch box" in this context:
“His shoes were not run-down but he might have slept in his seersucker suit every night. He was in bad need of a haircut and his eyes had a peculiar look--like something human trapped in a switch box. Has come here to have a nervous breakdown, she said to herself.”

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A switch box is a fixture in the wall that has control switche for the various electrical currents in the establishment. I don't quite get the imagery here, but its' interesting.

  • A switch box is a fixture in the wall that has control switche for the various electrical currents in the establishment.
  • I don't quite get the imagery here, but its' interesting.
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A switch box is a fixture in the wall that has control switche for the various electrical currents in the establishment. I don't quite get the imagery here, but its' interesting.
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Are there any other thing that it's name is "switch box"? I've heared there was a box like a peep show but less in size that chldren looked in it and switched between images.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peep_show

could it be that thing?

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