BOX, is also used for an uncertain quantity or measure: thus a box of quicksilver contains from one to two hundred weight; a box of prunellas only 14 pounds; a box of rings for keys, two gros, &c.
Box-Tree, in botany. See Buxus.
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BOX, is also used for an uncertain quantity or measure: thus a box of quicksilver contains from one to two hundred weight; a box of prunellas only 14 pounds; a box of rings for keys, two gros, &c.
Box-Tree, in botany. See Buxus.