and cox n. Two people sharing accommodation etc. In shifts. [names of characters in a play (1847)]

- camera n. Simple box-shaped camera.

- girder n. Hollow girder square in cross-section.

- junction n. Road area marked with a yellow grid, which a vehicle should enter only if its exit is clear.

- number n. Number for replies to a private advertisement in a newspaper.

- office n. Ticket-office at a theatre etc.

- pleat n. Arrangement of parallel pleats folding in alternate directions.

- spring n. Each of a set of vertical springs in a frame, e.g. In a mattress.

- —n. - container, usu. Flat-sided and firm.

- amount contained in a box.

- compartment, e.g. In a theatre or lawcourt.

- receptacle or kiosk for a special purpose (often in comb.: money box; telephone box).

- facility at a newspaper office for receiving replies to an advertisement.

- (prec. By the) colloq. Television.

- enclosed area or space.

- area of print enclosed by a border.

- light shield for the genitals in cricket etc. 10 (prec. By the) football colloq. Penalty area. —v. - put in or provide with a box.

- (foll. By in, up) confine. [latin buxis: related to *box3]

- —v. - a take part in boxing. B fight (an opponent) at boxing.

- slap (esp. A person's ears). —n. Hard slap, esp. On the ears. [origin unknown]

- n. - small evergreen tree with dark green leaves.

- its fine hard wood. [latin buxus, greek puxos]