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Canister :: Canister (n.) A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc..

Lining :: Lining (n.) That which covers the inner surface of anything, as of a garment or a box; also, the contents of anything..

Case :: Case (n.) A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments..

Subpeduncular :: Suboxide (n.) An oxide containing a relatively small amount of oxygen, and less than the normal proportion; as, potassium suboxide, K4O..

Camera Obscura :: Camera obscura () An apparatus in which the images of external objects, formed by a convex lens or a concave mirror, are thrown on a paper or other white surface placed in the focus of the lens or mirror within a darkened chamber, or box, so that the outlines may be traced..

Willow :: Willow (n.) A machine in which cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods, though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil..

Mull :: Mull (n.) A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.

Monocarbonic :: Monocarbonic (a.) Containing one carboxyl group; as, acetic acid is a monocarbonic acid..

Phylactery :: Phylactery (n.) A small square box, made either of parchment or of black calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and 11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-22. They are worn by Jews on the head and left arm, on week-day mornings, during the time of prayer..

Berth :: Berth (n.) A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for sleeping in..

Turn :: Turn (v. t.) To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost; to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat..

Embox :: Embox (v. t.) To inclose, as in a box; to imbox..

Fistic :: Fistic (a.) Pertaining to boxing, or to encounters with the fists; puglistic; as, fistic exploits; fistic heroes..

Bruise :: Bruise (v. i.) To fight with the fists; to box.

Tub :: Tub (n.) A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft; -- so called by miners.

Diaphanoscope :: Diaphanoscope (n.) A dark box constructed for viewing transparent pictures, with or without a lens..

Bin :: Bin (n.) A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle for any commodity; as, a corn bin; a wine bin; a coal bin..

Skippet :: Skippet (n.) A small round box for keeping records.

Trunk :: Trunk (n.) A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to convey the effects of a traveler..

Drudger :: Drudger (n.) A dredging box.

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