/ Dictionary / Index D drop box: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: drop' box" Pronunciation: [key] — Textiles. Textiles. a box for holding shuttles on a loom, as a box loom, used on either side of the race plate in weaving cloth having a variety of colors in the filling. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. drop black drop cloth Related Content Daily Word Quiz: agitated Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language