carton
kor tuhn
- n the quantity contained in a carton
- n a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
- Julian Vega was 17 and "as fragile as an egg in a carton" when Loughlin nailed him for the claw-hammer murder of a young doctor.
- She did purchase some canned food and a carton of milk--only to discover later that both containers were lined with plastic resin.
- In Austria, a year ago, a carton of cigarets had been worth $100, and comfortable Vienna apartments had rented for two packs a month.