Definition of box

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Box (n.) A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box..

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Flosh :: Flosh (n.) A hopper-shaped box or /nortar in which ore is placed for the action of the stamps.
Plait :: Plait (n.) A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait..
Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To take from a box or wheel, as a lottery ticket; to receive from a lottery by the drawing out of the numbers for prizes or blanks; hence, to obtain by good fortune; to win; to gain; as, he drew a prize..
Workbox :: Workbox (n.) A box for holding instruments or materials for work.
Pouncet Box :: Pouncet box () A box with a perforated lid, for sprinkling pounce, or for holding perfumes..
Spar :: Spar (v. i.) To use the fists and arms scientifically in attack or defense; to contend or combat with the fists, as for exercise or amusement; to box..
Camera Obscura :: Camera obscura () An apparatus in which the images of external objects, formed by a convex lens or a concave mirror, are thrown on a paper or other white surface placed in the focus of the lens or mirror within a darkened chamber, or box, so that the outlines may be traced..
Tarantass :: Tarantass (n.) A low four-wheeled carriage used in Russia. The carriage box rests on two long, springy poles which run from the fore to the hind axletree. When snow falls, the wheels are taken off, and the body is mounted on a sledge..
Follower :: Follower (n.) A gland. See Illust. of Stuffing box.
Box :: Box (v. t.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form..
Wheelhouse :: Wheelhouse (n.) A paddle box. See under Paddle.
Leucosoid :: Leucosoid (a.) Like or pertaining to the Leucosoidea, a tribe of marine crabs including the box crab or Calappa..
Cooter :: Cooter (n.) The box tortoise.
Boxberry :: Boxberry (n.) The wintergreen. (Gaultheria procumbens).
Jack :: Jack (n.) A grating to separate and guide the threads; a heck box.
Truck :: Truck (v. i.) A swiveling carriage, consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a locomotive or a car; -- sometimes called bogie in England. Trucks usually have four or six wheels..
Boxing :: Boxing (n.) Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.
Distribute :: Distribute (v. t.) To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
Bunk :: Bunk (n.) A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night..
Net :: Net (a.) Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight, etc..
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