Definitions
a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
Word origin
From Middle English box (“container, box, cup”), from Old English box (“box, case”), from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā (“box”) from Late Latin buxis (“box”), Latin pyxis (“small box for medicines or toiletries”), of uncertain origin; compare Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “box or tablet made of boxwood; box; cylinder”) and πύξος (púxos, “box tree; boxwood”). Doublet of piseog, pyx, and pyxis.
Used in a sentence
“a box of books”
“He brought me also a Box of Sugar, a Box of Flour, a Bag full of Lemons, and two Bottles of Lime-juice, and abundance of other Things: […]”
“post box post office box”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues
01“Container”3 letters
02“Cardboard container”3 letters
03“Cardboard holder”3 letters
04“Cardboard package”3 letters
05“Container with flaps”3 letters
06“Moving container”3 letters
07“Package container”3 letters
08“Package shape”3 letters
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