单词 | boxing machine |
释义 | > as lemmasboxing machine boxing machine n. (a) a machine used for boring a hole, esp. for the box of a wheel (cf. box n.2 7) (now chiefly historical); (b) a machine used for packing items into boxes; also with modifying word indicating the type of item packed. ΚΠ 1850 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. May 327 A boxing machine for boring out the inside of wagon and carriage hubs. 1869 U.S. Patent 91,429 1 (heading) Improvement in match-boxing machine. 1908 U.S. Patent 904,159 4/1 A boxing machine for toothpicks comprising a hopper, a chute, [etc.]. 1978 J. Bailey Country Wheelwright vi. 59 The boxing machine is yet another tool of the older order, and helps to cut out the centre of the nave of a wheel which is for a wooden axled vehicle. 2013 M. Hammarberg Mormon Quest for Glory (e-book ed.) The filled cans were cooled in a cold-water bath, carried to the labeling and boxing machines for packaging, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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