box calf

noun

A type of chromium-tanned calfskin leather with a regular grain of rectangular lines.

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Meanings

nounbox calf (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA type of chromium-tanned calfskin leather with a regular grain of rectangular lines.

Origin

Named by White Bros. & Co. after Joseph Box, a London bootmaker.

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Translations

Finnish boksinahka
  • boksinahkacalfskin
French box-calf
  • box-calfcalfskin
Portuguese vaqueta
  • vaquetacalfskin
Swedish boxkalv
  • boxkalvcalfskin
Cite this entry
APA

box calf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20calf

MLA

“box calf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20calf. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “box calf,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20calf.

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