Bow-hand, n.
- 1. (Archery.) The left hand.
- 2. (Mus.) The right hand.
Bowl, n.
- 1. Goblet, beaker
- 2. Hollow, depression, receptacle.
Bowman, n. Archer, sagittary.
Bow-window, n. Bay-window.
Box, n.
- 1. Case, receptacle, chest.
- 2. Driver’s seat, coachman’s seat.
- 3. Enclosed seat or seats (in a theatre).
- 4. Blow, stroke, cuff, buffet.
Box, v. a.
- 1. Enclose in a box, case, put in chests or cases.
- 2. Strike (with the hand or fist, as the ears), buffet, cuff.
Box, v. n. Spar, practise pugilism, play at fisticuffs, practise with the gloves.
Box-berry, n. Wintergreen, tea-berry, partridge-berry, mountain-tea (Gaultheria procumbens).
Box-elder, n. Ash-leaved maple (Negundo aceroides, Negundium Americanum).
Boy, n. Lad, stripling, male child.
Boyish, a.
- 1. Of boyhood.
- 2. Childish, puerile.