aboxadv.

Brit.

/əˈbɒks/, U.S.

/əˈbɑks/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, box v.²

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + box v.² (compare sense to box off 1 at Phrasal verbs at that entry).

Nautical.

Of the head-yards of a sailing vessel: in a position with only the headsails laid aback.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [adverb] > positions of yards

a-trip1626

a-peak1692

abox1801

peak1867

box1886

1801 Capt. Ferris in Naval Chron. 6 245 With an intent..to brace the head yards a-box.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. (at cited word) To lay the head-yards square, or abox.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 127 To brace abox, a manœuvre to insure casting the right way, by bracing the head-yards flat aback (not square).

1922 Blackwood's Mag. Dec. 803/2 Her sides were flaked with rust, her yards all a-box.

1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 7 Abox, term applied to yards of a mast that are braced in opposite direction to those on a neighbouring mast; a handy practice to retain a vessel under control.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abox
释义	aboxadv. Brit. /əˈbɒks/, U.S. /əˈbɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, box v.² Etymology: < a- prefix³ + box v.² (compare sense to box off 1 at Phrasal verbs at that entry). Nautical. Of the head-yards of a sailing vessel: in a position with only the headsails laid aback. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [adverb] > positions of yards a-trip1626 a-peak1692 abox1801 peak1867 box1886 1801 Capt. Ferris in Naval Chron. 6 245 With an intent..to brace the head yards a-box. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. (at cited word) To lay the head-yards square, or abox. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 127 To brace abox, a manœuvre to insure casting the right way, by bracing the head-yards flat aback (not square). 1922 Blackwood's Mag. Dec. 803/2 Her sides were flaked with rust, her yards all a-box. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 7 Abox, term applied to yards of a mast that are braced in opposite direction to those on a neighbouring mast; a handy practice to retain a vessel under control. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1801
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