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box day
[ boks dey ]
noun
- formerly in Scotland, a day during a vacation of the Court of Session for depositing documents with the Court.
- Box Day, Rare. Boxing Day ( def ).
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of box day1
First recorded in 1760–70
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As his Yankees teammates watched Giancarlo Stanton rocket ball after ball out of the batter’s box, day after day during spring training, it often felt like October again.
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Who knew it was going to be a full-Kleenex box day at Augusta.
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“I can’t believe you caught me on box day without it.â€
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Box′-bed, a kind of bed once common in Scotch cottages, having its ends, sides, and roof of wood, and capable of being closed in front by two sliding panels; Box′-day, one of the Court of Session vacation days when papers ordered to be deposited in court must be lodged.—adj.
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Didn't you sit beside her in the box, day before yesterday?
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