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headbox

American  
[hed-boks] / ˈhɛdˌbɒks /

noun

  1. (in a papermaking machine) the container in which cleaned pulp is collected for uniform distribution across the wire.

  2. headrail.

Etymology

Origin of headbox

head + box 1

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