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单词 box social
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box social


noun

a social event, usually to raise funds, at which individually prepared and contributed box lunches or dinners are auctioned off to the participants, the highest bidder in each case often having the privilege of sharing the meal with its preparer.

Origin of box social

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Words nearby box social

box room, box score, box seat, box set, box sill, box social, box spanner, box spring, box stall, box staple, box step
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Example sentences from the Web for box social

  • But when Imbert paid $10 for the teacher's box at a box-social held at the schoolhouse one night, the old-timers gaped.

    Land of the Burnt Thigh|Edith Eudora Kohl
  • The following night I went with my box-social friend to a ball.

    The Woman Who Toils|Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst
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