n. Nautical, a square piece of dry hard wood used in connecting the frame-timbers of a ship.n. One of the cases on each side of a window into which the inside shutters are folded.n. plural The sides of a window-frame where the weights hang.n. plural Among millers, coarse flour separated in the process of bolting.n. The process of fitting a piece of wood to receive a tenon.n. The giving of a box or present, as at Christmas. See boxing-day.n. The act or practice of fighting with the fists, with or without boxing-gloves; sparring.n. In mining, a method of securing shafts solely by slabs and wooden pegs.