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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Box \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.

Boxing \Box"ing\, n.
   1. The act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage
      or transportation.

   2. Material used in making boxes or casings.

   3. Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.

   4. (Arch.) The external case of thin material used to bring
      any member to a required form.

Boxing \Box"ing\, n.
   The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist;
   sparring

Source : WordNet®

boxing
     n 1: fighting with the fists [syn: {pugilism}, {fisticuffs}]
     2: the enclosure of something in a package or box [syn: {packing}]
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