toe box

noun

The portion of the upper of footwear that encloses the toes.

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Meanings

nountoe box (plural toe boxes)

plural toe boxes · alternative toebox

  1. The portion of the upper of footwear that encloses the toes.

Origin

From toe + box.

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Translations

Arabic أَنْف حِذَاء
  • أَنْف حِذَاء (ʔanf ḥiḏāʔ)Toe-enclosing footwear portion
Finnish kärjys
  • kärjysToe-enclosing footwear portion
German Zehentasche
  • ZehentascheToe-enclosing footwear portion
Russian носо́к
  • носо́к (nosók)Toe-enclosing footwear portion
Cite this entry
APA

toe box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toe%20box

MLA

“toe box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toe%20box. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toe box,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toe%20box.

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