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 Box, v. t.  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 name the thirty-two points of the compass in their order.
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 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 to bring to a required form.
 To box a tree, to make an incision or hole in a tree for the purpose of procuring the sap.
 To box off, to divide into tight compartments.
 To box up. (a) To put into a box in order to save; as, he had boxed up twelve score pounds. (b) To confine; as, to be boxed up in narrow quarters.