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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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box4 phr.
box the compass repeat the points of the compass in order and backwards; (fig.) make a complete revolution; (in full
box-haul) veer a ship round on her keel. XVIII. prob. f. Sp.
bojar (boxar) sail round — MLG.
bōgen to bend, bow, f. base of
BOW1,
BOW2.
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Box artists.(CHILDREN'S art diary)
Magazine article from: Arts & Activities; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...furnish boxes with other boxes. We add handles, wheels and sound to a box inspired by contemporary...and laptop cases. BOXES WITH DOORS The symbolic...the homeless--a box--is ironically...styles. MUSEUM OF THE BOX 1950s Tupperware...containers, antique cigar boxes and ...
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SHADOW BOXES FOR SHOW.(AT HOME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/16/1998; 700+ words
; ...precious items, shadow boxes can be fitted with...arrangements, a simple open box will do the job with...need to make a shadow box. You can create one...sturdy cardboard boxes, available at craft...smooth. The finished boxes can be placed on a...transforms an ordinary box into a ...
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Box Hill Systems Corp. Reports 1999 First Quarter Results.
Business Wire; 5/7/1999; 700+ words
; ...62.6 Million in Cash and Short Term Investments - Box Hill Teams with Legato and StorageTek to Provide New...Oscar Awarded to What Dreams May Come, Created Using Box Hill's Fibre Box(R) - Box Hill Introduces New Version of Fibre Box...
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Emergency call boxes in municipal jurisdictions
Magazine article from: Journal of California Law Enforcement; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Presently, emergency call boxes have mainly been placed on college...installation of emergency call boxes. Citizens can report a crime...will be able to use the call box to directly communicate with...provides easy access: The call boxes can be placed in strategic locations...
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Emergency call boxes: An old idea is reborn
Magazine article from: Law & Order; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...convenient location of the boxes invites students to report...involved. Activating a call box does not require special...the device. While call boxes do increase the feeling...with the presence of call boxes in public areas...camera in or near a call box to record
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Box Hill Systems Corp. Purchases Box Hill Systems Europe Limited
PR Newswire; 6/19/1998; 700+ words
; NEW YORK, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Box Hill Systems Corp. (NYSE: BXH) announced today...purchased all of the outstanding common stock of Box Hill Systems Europe Limited. In exchange, Box Hill issued 4,959 shares of common stock valued...
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Box tunes up with new music, local hook.(The Box Music Network)
Magazine article from: Multichannel News; 5/4/1998; ; 700+ words
; As part of a repositioning, The Box is rebranding itself as The Box Music Network, with new programming, a new look and an...partnership with its new sister company, SonicNet, The Box is making more of an effort to offer music-entertainment...
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Boxes I Have Mailed, Received and Admired.
Magazine article from: Direct Marketing; 4/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...happens to a lot of boxes--that's why they...you picked up this box and opened it, there...Seductive Power of a Box Boxes enjoy a 100 percent...always pass along a box. But that's not...consideration is that boxes are invariably the...
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Box.net lands squarely on strongmail; Box.net improves brand and customer experience with StrongMail.
M2 Presswire; 12/11/2008; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-11 December 2008-StrongMail Systems Inc: Box.net lands squarely on strongmail; Box.net improves brand and customer experience with...and transactional email, today announced that Box.net (www.box.net), the leading provider...
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Boxes bearing gifts from afar
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic; 11/15/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...to know "that the boxes they send do get to people," and "one box means a lot to one...sort and ship shoe boxes. Luba still remembers what was in her box: "It had a little...responsible for two boxes -- one for a girl, one for a boy. "One box," Michael remembers...
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box
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
box 1 / bäks / • n. 1. a container...square or rectangular and having a lid: a cereal box. ∎ the contents of such a container: she ate a whole box of chocolates that night. ∎ inf...
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Liqui-Box Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Origins and Early History Liqui-Box traces its origins to Corrugated...and warehouse space, opening a box assembly plant in West Virginia...Packaging during the 1960s Corrugated boxes would not be the company...the United States is the drink box, but by the early 1990s consumers...
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Juice Box
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...recently—boxes. A juice box is an individual-sized...changes to widen the juice box's appeal. By 1986, juice boxes made up approximately...conscious, the juice box industry responded by filling the boxes with healthier beverages...
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SIC 2657 Folding Paperboard Boxes, Including Sanitary
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...growing use of folding boxes as beverage carriers...folding paperboard box sales. Both beer...late 1990s, folding box manufacturers expanded...high-whiteness boxes suitable for four...folding paperboard box in the packaging marketplace...Folding paperboard boxes have also faced ...
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Jack in the Box Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Jack in the Box Inc. 9330 Balboa Avenue San Diego, California 92123...x201C; BRAND REINVENTION ” Jack in the Box Inc. is the operator and franchiser of the Jack in the Box fast-food hamburger chain, which encompasses nearly...
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