Webster's Dictionary 1913

4348

Bowstringed

Bow″stringed′ (�), p. a. 1. Furnished with bowstring.2. Put to death with a bowstring; strangled.

4349

Bowtel

Bow″tel (�), n. See Boultel.

4350

Bowwow

Bow″wow′ (�), n. An onomatopoetic name for a dog or its bark. — a. Onomatopoetic; as, the bowwow theory of language; a bowwow word.

4351

Bowyer

Bow″yer (�), n. [From Bow, like lawyer from law.]1. An archer; one who uses bow.2. One who makes or sells bows.

4352

Box

Box (bŏks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. �. See Box a case.] (Bot.) A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two v...

4353

Box (2)

Box, n.; pl.Boxes (�) [As. box a small case or vessel with a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. büchse; fr. L. buxus boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See Pyx, and cf. Box a tre...

4354

Box (3)

Box, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Boxed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Boxing.]1. To inclose in a box.2. To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.3. (Arch.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as t...

4355

Box (4)

Box, n. [Cf.Dan. baske to slap, bask slap, blow. Cf. Pash.] A blow on the head or ear with the hand.A good-humored box on the ear.W. Irving.

4356

Box (5)

Box, v. i. To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand or fist; to spar.

4357

Box (6)

Box, v. t. To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head.

4358

Box (7)

Box, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.] To boxhaul.To box off(Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback. — To box the compass(Naut.), to...

4359

Box kite

Box kite. A kite, invented by Lawrence Hargrave, of Sydney, Australia, which consist of two light rectangular boxes, or cells open on two sides, and fastened together horizontal...

4360

Box tail

Box tail. (Aëronautics) In a flying machine, a tail or rudder, usually fixed, resembling a box kite.

4361

Box-iron

Box″–i′ron (�), n. A hollow smoothing iron containing a heater within.

4362

Boxberry

Box″ber′ry (�), n.(Bot.) The wintergreen. (Gaultheria procumbens).

4363

Boxen

Box″en (bŏks″'n), a. Made of boxwood; pertaining to, or resembling, the box (Buxus).The faded hue of sapless boxen leaves.Dryden.

4364

Boxer

Box″er (bŏks″ẽr), n. One who packs boxes.

4365

Boxer (2)

Box″er, n. One who boxes; a pugilist.

4366

Boxer (3)

Box″er, n. A member of a powerful Chinese organization which committed numerous outrages on Europeans and Christian converts in the uprising against foreigners in 1900. Various ...

4367

Boxfish

Box″fish′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) The trunkfish.

4368

Boxhaul

Box″haul′ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Boxhauled (�).] (Naut.) To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; — so called from the circumstance of bracin...

4369

Boxhauling

Box″haul′ing, n.(Naut.) A method of going from one tack to another. See Boxhaul.

4370

Boxing

Box″ing, n. 1. The act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage or transportation.2. Material used in making boxes or casings.3. Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casin...

4371

Boxing (2)

Box″ing, n. The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist; sparring. Blackstone.Boxing glove, a large padded mitten or glove used in sparring for exercise or amusement.

4372

Boxing day

Box″ing day′. The first week day after Christmas, a legal holiday on which Christmas boxes are given to postmen, errand boys, employees, etc. The night of this day is boxing night.

4373

Boxkeeper

Box″keep′er (�), n. An attendant at a theater who has charge of the boxes.

4374

Boxthorn

Box″thorn′ (�), n.(Bot.) A plant of the genus Lycium, esp. Lycium barbarum.