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Named by White Bros. & Co. after Joseph Box, a London bootmaker.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A type of chromium-tanned calfskin leather with a regular grain of rectangular lines. Full definition →
Named by White Bros. & Co. after Joseph Box, a London bootmaker.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.