box off

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English

Verb

box off (third-person singular simple present boxes off, present participle boxing off, simple past and past participle boxed off)

  1. (nautical) To turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.
  2. To enclose an area and separate it from a larger area by surrounding it in walls.

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