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box
verb- to confirm the death of a hospital patient US
- — Philadelphia Magazine, pp. 145–151, November 1977
- to die US
- — Sally Williams, “Strong” Words, p. 135, 1994
- in an illegal lottery, to bet on a group of related numbers rather than a single number US
- I guess you just gotta do like the Reverend I Doo Little tell the people: If you must play ’em, brothers and sisters, box ’em. — Vernon E. Smith, The Jones Men, p. 92, 1974
- to make a mistake; to muddle things AUSTRALIA, 1873
Originally referred to mixing flocks of sheep. - to subject to a polygraph examination US
- Within months every American had been “boxed,” but the ARVN was still planning its program. — John Plaster, SOG, p. 322, 1997
▶ box clever
to use your wits; to behave shrewdly UK, 1936- [H]e decided it was his turn to box clever. — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, p. 62, 1956
▶ box the fox
to steal apples IRELAND
Origin obscure.- Now the only time I saw apples collected them door-to-door on MacThomais, Gur Cake and Coal Blocks, was when we boxed the fox or Hallowe'en evening. —Eamonn p. 21, 1976
▶ couldn’t box chocolates; couldn’t box kippers
to be a poor quality boxer UK, 1936
Punning on conventional senses of “box”.- I was no longer young, strong and fit [...] I was probably incapable of boxing chocolates. — Vernon Scannell, A Proper Gentleman, 1977
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