box day
Americannoun
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formerly in Scotland, a day during a vacation of the Court of Session for depositing documents with the Court.
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Rare. Box Day, Boxing Day.
Etymology
Origin of box day
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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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.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2021
The farrier ordered all the litter to be taken out of my box day by day, and the floor kept very clean.
From Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna
Didn't you sit beside her in the box, day before yesterday?
From The Children of the World by Heyse, Paul
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