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To inclose in a box.
A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
The square in which the pitcher stands.
A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift.
The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.
An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
A small country house.
A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box.
The quantity that a box contain.
To boxhaul.
To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.
To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.
A blow on the head or ear with the hand.
A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.
A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.
To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.
To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form.