Christmas boxn.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪsməs bɒks/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪsməs ˌbɑks/

Forms: see Christmas n.¹ and box n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Christmas n.¹, box n.²

Etymology: < Christmas n.¹ + box n.²

†1. A box into which the players in a gambling game put part of their winnings, and which is given to the butler, apparently as a means of collecting money at Christmas; = butler's box n. at butler n. Compounds. Obsolete.

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society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > containers for money contributions > [noun] > as savings for Christmas > contributed by gamesters

Christmas box1558

1558 Speciall Grace after Banket at Yorke sig. a.viii Marie, as nedefull may we count them amoong vs, as amoong gamners, is ten and fowr for a Christmas box, that in smal processe of play (if the banks be not the bigger) is like to rob all ye boord.

1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia iii. 143 When skilfull Gamesters play, The Christmas box gaines often more then they.

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ ii. vii. 8 The Lawyer..is like a Christmasse boxe which is sure to get, whosoever loseth.

†2. A money box, typically of earthenware, in which gratuities were collected at Christmas by apprentices or servants, which was broken when full and the contents shared among the collectors. Obsolete.

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society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > containers for money contributions > [noun] > as savings for Christmas

Christmas box1609

1609 J. Melton Sixe-folde Politician 161 Let Therefore your heart bee generally affected as Chymicall glasses, or poore mens christmas Boxes are framed & fashioned: Let downe many mens hearts and secrets into the deepe bellyed Glasse of obseruations, but let the mouth thereof bee narrowe.

1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Still in Senses v. 20 Peg's Servants..had more than their Share of the Christmas-box.

1817 T. D. Fosbroke Brit. Monachism (ed. 2) v. 77 Tire-lire is the only French for Christmas-box, or money-box cleft on the side.

a. British. A present or gratuity given at Christmas to tradespeople, employees, etc., who have provided a service to the giver.Originally referred to simply as a ‘box’ (see box n.² 4c).

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the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift at Christmas or New Year > at Christmas > gift or gratuity to tradesmen

box1611

Christmas box1711

1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 24 Dec. (2013) 352 I gave Patrick half a crown for his Christmas box, on condition he would be good, and he came home drunk at midnight.

1731 Read's Weekly Jrnl. 9 Jan. The People were come for their Christmas-Box.

1832 T. Hood in P. Egan Bk. Sports 8/2 And wished his box a Christmas-box To come but once a year.

1880 Post Office Guide 12 The prohibition from receiving payment in addition to the postage does not, however, extend to Christmas boxes.

1957 R. Galton & A. Simpson Hancock's Half-hour (1987) 72 Well you're too late. I've given out all me Christmas boxes. And you can tell the dustman, the baker, and the milkman if you see them. Now kindly give me my post.

2008 Daily Tel. 22 Dec. 19/3 We have always given a Christmas box to our paper boy and the binmen, but a friend says that people these days just laugh at the old-fashionedness of it.

b. A gift given at Christmas; a Christmas present. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift at Christmas or New Year > at Christmas

Christmas present1663

Christmas gift1751

Christmas box1885

stocking filler1959

stocking stuffer1976

1885 Pictorial Australian (Adelaide, Austral.) 1 Feb. 29/3 I knew you would not buy any boots, and so I bought you a pair for a Christmas box.

1897 J. P. Fitzpatrick Outspan 221 Why, you are a Christmas-box yourself. Remember, I..mean to present you to father to-morrow morning as my Christmas-box.

1980 Daily Disp. (E. London, S. Afr.) 21 Apr. 9 Mr Nujoma said his forces were fighting to ‘liberate’ every inch of SWA and that included Walvis Bay, which was ‘given to the Boers as a Christmas box by the British’.

2018 @chickenruby 22 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 21 May 2019) Trying to wrap a Christmas box for a child that a cat has decided she wants as her own.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	christmas box
释义	Christmas boxn. Brit. /ˈkrɪsməs bɒks/, U.S. /ˈkrɪsməs ˌbɑks/ Forms: see Christmas n.¹ and box n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Christmas n.¹, box n.² Etymology: < Christmas n.¹ + box n.² †1. A box into which the players in a gambling game put part of their winnings, and which is given to the butler, apparently as a means of collecting money at Christmas; = butler's box n. at butler n. Compounds. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > containers for money contributions > [noun] > as savings for Christmas > contributed by gamesters Christmas box1558 1558 Speciall Grace after Banket at Yorke sig. a.viii Marie, as nedefull may we count them amoong vs, as amoong gamners, is ten and fowr for a Christmas box, that in smal processe of play (if the banks be not the bigger) is like to rob all ye boord. 1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia iii. 143 When skilfull Gamesters play, The Christmas box gaines often more then they. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ ii. vii. 8 The Lawyer..is like a Christmasse boxe which is sure to get, whosoever loseth. †2. A money box, typically of earthenware, in which gratuities were collected at Christmas by apprentices or servants, which was broken when full and the contents shared among the collectors. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > containers for money contributions > [noun] > as savings for Christmas Christmas box1609 1609 J. Melton Sixe-folde Politician 161 Let Therefore your heart bee generally affected as Chymicall glasses, or poore mens christmas Boxes are framed & fashioned: Let downe many mens hearts and secrets into the deepe bellyed Glasse of obseruations, but let the mouth thereof bee narrowe. 1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Still in Senses v. 20 Peg's Servants..had more than their Share of the Christmas-box. 1817 T. D. Fosbroke Brit. Monachism (ed. 2) v. 77 Tire-lire is the only French for Christmas-box, or money-box cleft on the side. 3. a. British. A present or gratuity given at Christmas to tradespeople, employees, etc., who have provided a service to the giver.Originally referred to simply as a ‘box’ (see box n.² 4c). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift at Christmas or New Year > at Christmas > gift or gratuity to tradesmen box1611 Christmas box1711 1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 24 Dec. (2013) 352 I gave Patrick half a crown for his Christmas box, on condition he would be good, and he came home drunk at midnight. 1731 Read's Weekly Jrnl. 9 Jan. The People were come for their Christmas-Box. 1832 T. Hood in P. Egan Bk. Sports 8/2 And wished his box a Christmas-box To come but once a year. 1880 Post Office Guide 12 The prohibition from receiving payment in addition to the postage does not, however, extend to Christmas boxes. 1957 R. Galton & A. Simpson Hancock's Half-hour (1987) 72 Well you're too late. I've given out all me Christmas boxes. And you can tell the dustman, the baker, and the milkman if you see them. Now kindly give me my post. 2008 Daily Tel. 22 Dec. 19/3 We have always given a Christmas box to our paper boy and the binmen, but a friend says that people these days just laugh at the old-fashionedness of it. b. A gift given at Christmas; a Christmas present. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift at Christmas or New Year > at Christmas Christmas present1663 Christmas gift1751 Christmas box1885 stocking filler1959 stocking stuffer1976 1885 Pictorial Australian (Adelaide, Austral.) 1 Feb. 29/3 I knew you would not buy any boots, and so I bought you a pair for a Christmas box. 1897 J. P. Fitzpatrick Outspan 221 Why, you are a Christmas-box yourself. Remember, I..mean to present you to father to-morrow morning as my Christmas-box. 1980 Daily Disp. (E. London, S. Afr.) 21 Apr. 9 Mr Nujoma said his forces were fighting to ‘liberate’ every inch of SWA and that included Walvis Bay, which was ‘given to the Boers as a Christmas box by the British’. 2018 @chickenruby 22 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 21 May 2019) Trying to wrap a Christmas box for a child that a cat has decided she wants as her own. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1558
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