dog boxn.

Brit.

/ˈdɒɡ bɒks/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɡ ˌbɑks/,

/ˈdɑɡ ˌbɑks/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, box n.²

Etymology: < dog n.¹ + box n.²

1. A box for a dog to lie in.

ΚΠ

1800 A. MacLaren Soldier's Widow i. ii. 8 (stage direct.) An old dog box before the door.

1815 Sporting Mag. 46 138 A mallard belonging to Mr. Tucker..was observed to resort every evening to a dog-box in his yard.

1845 R. S. Surtees Hillingdon Hall II. xxvi. 191 The rattle of the chain..against the wooden dog-box.

1946 D. Thomas Let. 27 Apr. (1987) 588 Have you a little sheetless..dogbox with nails for me to sleep in? Any shelter for the night?

2001 J. O'Brien At Home in Heart of Appalachia v. 79 His homemade feeder sits..at the end of the alley near Lady's dog box.

a. A compartment for conveying dogs in a railway van or carriage (cf. box n.² 20), or (subsequently) in a motor vehicle.

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1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) i. x. 82 He..took the Dog with him by rail. Inestimable Dog. Flew at the porter fellow when he was put into the dog-box.

1862 E. Davenport Live Toys xiv Shut up in a dog-box on the train.

1886 Times 17 Aug. 3/5 Setters and pointers and bright-eyed sagacious retrievers..being packed away in the dark dog-boxes.

1969 J. Hascombe Down & Almost Under 31 The dog in the carriage with you?.. He'll have to go in the dogbox.

1985 New Yorker 19 Aug. 56/3 He opened the door to the dog box in the bed of his pickup and pointed inside, and Bigfoot jumped in first and Spike immediately after.

1999 C. S. Walton Ivan Petrov i. 9 We wriggled into a dog box fixed underneath a carriage.

2006 K. Michalowski 15 Minutes to Great Dog i. 13 Dog Box. Often called a portable kennel, this serves as..a safe means to transport the dog in a vehicle.

b. In extended use: (a) Australian a railway carriage with compartments but no internal corridor; (b) New Zealand †a type of railway goods wagon (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

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

freight wagon1832

freight car1833

goods wagon1840

dog box1905

goods set1927

society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > other types of passenger carriage

caravan1821

private car1826

Jim Crow car1835

ladies' car1841

saloon car or carriage1842

palace car1844

ladies' carriage1847

parliamentary carriage1849

parlour car1859

composite carriage1868

Pullman1869

observation car1872

first1873

compo1878

bogie carriage1880

chair-car1880

club car1893

corridor carriage1893

tourist-car1895

birdcage1900

dog box1905

corridor coach1911

vista-dome1945

Stolypin1970

1905 N. Spielvogel Gumsucker on Tramp 44 I found..railway cars worse than the worst Australia possesses. The one I came down here in was a dog box.

1917 E. Miller Diary 24 Apr. in Camps, Tramps & Trenches (1939) i. 2 Our crowd moved off from headquarters in the railway goods wagons known as ‘dog-boxes’.

1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. x. 196 The use of dog-boxes to describe many carriages used on N.S.W. railways.

1973 D. Foster North South West 93 I'm sitting, actually frozen, in the corner of some mail car going west, while outside my second class dogbox (we're stopped) is a platform.

1996 M. Hayes Didja hear About..? 71 They were booked into a dog box carriage on the old steam train..and were confined to each other's company for a whole day.

Phrases

colloquial (chiefly New Zealand and South African). in the dog box: in disgrace; out of favour. Cf. in the doghouse at doghouse n. Phrases.

ΚΠ

1953 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 9 Mar. 12 Rather funny you being in the cactus at home—I'm in the dog box with my wife too.

1972 Marlborough Express (Blenheim, N.Z.) 21 Oct. 6 They're [sc. errant husbands] either in the dog box or leading a dog's life.

1985 ‘J. Gash’ Pearlhanger (1986) xxvi. 212 I was in the dogbox right enough.

2000 Cosmopolitan (Cape Town) Oct. 216/2 In the beginning, when you feel you're still in the dog box,..going the extra mile will get you much further than approaching assignments with a my-boss-hates-me-anyway-so-why-bother attitude.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dog box
释义	dog boxn. Brit. /ˈdɒɡ bɒks/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡ ˌbɑks/, /ˈdɑɡ ˌbɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, box n.² Etymology: < dog n.¹ + box n.² 1. A box for a dog to lie in. ΚΠ 1800 A. MacLaren Soldier's Widow i. ii. 8 (stage direct.) An old dog box before the door. 1815 Sporting Mag. 46 138 A mallard belonging to Mr. Tucker..was observed to resort every evening to a dog-box in his yard. 1845 R. S. Surtees Hillingdon Hall II. xxvi. 191 The rattle of the chain..against the wooden dog-box. 1946 D. Thomas Let. 27 Apr. (1987) 588 Have you a little sheetless..dogbox with nails for me to sleep in? Any shelter for the night? 2001 J. O'Brien At Home in Heart of Appalachia v. 79 His homemade feeder sits..at the end of the alley near Lady's dog box. 2. a. A compartment for conveying dogs in a railway van or carriage (cf. box n.² 20), or (subsequently) in a motor vehicle. ΚΠ 1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) i. x. 82 He..took the Dog with him by rail. Inestimable Dog. Flew at the porter fellow when he was put into the dog-box. 1862 E. Davenport Live Toys xiv Shut up in a dog-box on the train. 1886 Times 17 Aug. 3/5 Setters and pointers and bright-eyed sagacious retrievers..being packed away in the dark dog-boxes. 1969 J. Hascombe Down & Almost Under 31 The dog in the carriage with you?.. He'll have to go in the dogbox. 1985 New Yorker 19 Aug. 56/3 He opened the door to the dog box in the bed of his pickup and pointed inside, and Bigfoot jumped in first and Spike immediately after. 1999 C. S. Walton Ivan Petrov i. 9 We wriggled into a dog box fixed underneath a carriage. 2006 K. Michalowski 15 Minutes to Great Dog i. 13 Dog Box. Often called a portable kennel, this serves as..a safe means to transport the dog in a vehicle. b. In extended use: (a) Australian a railway carriage with compartments but no internal corridor; (b) New Zealand †a type of railway goods wagon (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > for goods freight wagon1832 freight car1833 goods wagon1840 dog box1905 goods set1927 society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > other types of passenger carriage caravan1821 private car1826 Jim Crow car1835 ladies' car1841 saloon car or carriage1842 palace car1844 ladies' carriage1847 parliamentary carriage1849 parlour car1859 composite carriage1868 Pullman1869 observation car1872 first1873 compo1878 bogie carriage1880 chair-car1880 club car1893 corridor carriage1893 tourist-car1895 birdcage1900 dog box1905 corridor coach1911 vista-dome1945 Stolypin1970 1905 N. Spielvogel Gumsucker on Tramp 44 I found..railway cars worse than the worst Australia possesses. The one I came down here in was a dog box. 1917 E. Miller Diary 24 Apr. in Camps, Tramps & Trenches (1939) i. 2 Our crowd moved off from headquarters in the railway goods wagons known as ‘dog-boxes’. 1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. x. 196 The use of dog-boxes to describe many carriages used on N.S.W. railways. 1973 D. Foster North South West 93 I'm sitting, actually frozen, in the corner of some mail car going west, while outside my second class dogbox (we're stopped) is a platform. 1996 M. Hayes Didja hear About..? 71 They were booked into a dog box carriage on the old steam train..and were confined to each other's company for a whole day. Phrases colloquial (chiefly New Zealand and South African). in the dog box: in disgrace; out of favour. Cf. in the doghouse at doghouse n. Phrases. ΚΠ 1953 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 9 Mar. 12 Rather funny you being in the cactus at home—I'm in the dog box with my wife too. 1972 Marlborough Express (Blenheim, N.Z.) 21 Oct. 6 They're [sc. errant husbands] either in the dog box or leading a dog's life. 1985 ‘J. Gash’ Pearlhanger (1986) xxvi. 212 I was in the dogbox right enough. 2000 Cosmopolitan (Cape Town) Oct. 216/2 In the beginning, when you feel you're still in the dog box,..going the extra mile will get you much further than approaching assignments with a my-boss-hates-me-anyway-so-why-bother attitude. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1800
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