Definition of box

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Box (n.) A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box..

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Buffet :: Buffet (v. t.) To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap.
Manger :: Manger (n.) A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.
Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff..
Boxen :: Boxen (a.) Made of boxwood; pertaining to, or resembling, the box (Buxus)..
Pomander :: Pomander (n.) A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly pomander box..
Oxeye :: Oxeye (n.) A fish; the bogue, or box..
Paper :: Paper (a.) Of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling paper; existing only on paper; unsubstantial; as, a paper box; a paper army..
Collar :: Collar (n.) A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars..
Cartouch :: Cartouch (n.) A cartridge box.
Hutch :: Hutch (v. t.) To wash (ore) in a box or jig.
Whereret :: Whereret (v. t.) To box (one) on the ear; to strike or box. (the ear); as, to wherret a child..
Boxes :: Boxes (pl. ) of Bo.
Glove :: Glove (n.) A boxing glove.
Jasper :: "Jasper (n.) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped / banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper..
Sponson :: Sponson (n.) One of the triangular platforms in front of, and abaft, the paddle boxes of a steamboat..
Abox :: Abox (adv. & a.) Braced aback.
Case :: Case (v. t.) To strip the skin from; as, to case a box..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A four-wheeled carriage for conveying ammunition, consisting of two parts, a body and a limber. In light field batteries there is one caisson to each piece, having two ammunition boxes on the body, and one on the limber..
Whirlbat :: Whirlbat (n.) Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it; -- applied by poets to the cestus of ancient boxers..
Distribute :: Distribute (v. t.) To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
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