Part 1328

<blockquote>The faded hue of sapless <b>boxen</b> leaves. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Boxer</h1> <Xpage=173>

<hw>Box"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who packs boxes.</def>

<h1>Boxer</h1> <Xpage=173>

<hw>Box"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who boxes; a pugilist.</def>

<h1>Boxfish</h1> <Xpage=173>

<hw>Box"fish`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The trunkfish.</def>

<h1>Boxhaul</h1> <Xpage=173>

<hw>Box"haul`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Boxhauled</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> (<fld>Naut</fld>.) <def>To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the wind).</def>

<i>Totten.</i>

<h1>Boxhauling</h1> <Xpage=173>

<hw>Box"haul`ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A method of going from one tack to another. See <er>Boxhaul</er>.</def>

<h1>Boxing</h1> <Xpage=173>

<hw>Box"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage or transportation.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Material used in making boxes or casings.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The external case of thin material used to bring any member to a required form.</def>

<h1>Boxing</h1> <Xpage=173>

<hw>Box"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring\'3c--pugilism--\'3e.</def>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<cs><col>Boxing glove</col>, <cd>a large padded mitten or glove used in sparring for exercise or amusement.</cd></cs>

<h1>Box-iron</h1> <Xpage=173>

<hw>Box"-i`ron</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A hollow smoothing iron containing a heater within.</def>

<h1>Boxkeeper</h1> <Xpage=173>

<hw>Box"keep`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An attendant at a theater who has charge of the boxes.</def>

<h1>Boxthorn</h1> <Xpage=173>

<hw>Box"thorn`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <i>Lycium</i>, esp. <i>Lycium barbarum</i>.</def>

<h1>Boxwood</h1> <Xpage=173>