horse-boxn.

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

Etymology: < horse n. + box n.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhorse-box.

1. A closed carriage or vehicle for transporting horses by railway; an enclosure for a horse to be slung into or conveyed in a vessel.

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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > wagon for livestock

horse-box1846

stock-car1858

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > stabling > stall

horse-bay1582

trevis1756

box1798

trevis board1833

headpost1844

horse-box1846

stallage1861

feeding-box1883

1846 W. Andrew Indian Railways (ed. 2) 14 The horses came out of the horse boxes..as fresh as when they went into them.

1849 F. B. Head Stokers & Pokers (1851) iii. 41 Embarking in carriages, horse-boxes, and trucks.

1899 N.E.D. at Horse-box Mod. Railw. Time Table, Horse Boxes and Carriage Trucks are not conveyed by these Trains.

2. Humorously applied to large pews with high sides, formerly common, esp. in country churches.

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society > faith > artefacts > furniture > seat > pew > [noun] > with high sides

box pew1847

horse-box1884

1884 Sat. Rev. 16 Aug. The interior is encumbered with huge horse-boxes, lined with mangy baize.

1891 P. G. Stone Archit. Antiq. Isle of Wight i. 6 In 1744 the pewing was re-arranged..on the ‘horse-box’ principle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	horse-box
释义	horse-boxn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: horse n., box n.² Etymology: < horse n. + box n.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhorse-box. 1. A closed carriage or vehicle for transporting horses by railway; an enclosure for a horse to be slung into or conveyed in a vessel. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > wagon for livestock horse-box1846 stock-car1858 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > stabling > stall horse-bay1582 trevis1756 box1798 trevis board1833 headpost1844 horse-box1846 stallage1861 feeding-box1883 1846 W. Andrew Indian Railways (ed. 2) 14 The horses came out of the horse boxes..as fresh as when they went into them. 1849 F. B. Head Stokers & Pokers (1851) iii. 41 Embarking in carriages, horse-boxes, and trucks. 1899 N.E.D. at Horse-box Mod. Railw. Time Table, Horse Boxes and Carriage Trucks are not conveyed by these Trains. 2. Humorously applied to large pews with high sides, formerly common, esp. in country churches. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > furniture > seat > pew > [noun] > with high sides box pew1847 horse-box1884 1884 Sat. Rev. 16 Aug. The interior is encumbered with huge horse-boxes, lined with mangy baize. 1891 P. G. Stone Archit. Antiq. Isle of Wight i. 6 In 1744 the pewing was re-arranged..on the ‘horse-box’ principle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1846
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