pipe boxn.
/ˈpʌɪp ˌbɒks/, U.S. /ˈpaɪp ˌbɑks/ 1. The part of the hub of a wheel into which the axle is inserted. rare.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > parts of wheels > hub or nave > other parts
nave-box1802
pipe box1815
hub-band1851
1815 Times 16 Feb. 4/3 Narrow wheel hay carts, with iron arms, pipe boxes and ladders complete.
1859 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 6 May 442/1 An improvement in the construction of ‘pipe’ boxes for cart and waggon axles.
1894 U.S. Rep. (Supreme Court) 151 188 Surrounding the axle on each side a pipe box, to which the beam is secured, the pipe box revolving on the axle, and the beam carrying the shovels adjusted so as to swing up or down with the pipe box.
2. A box in which pipes, esp. tobacco pipes, are kept.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > for other specific contents
smoke-box1614
scale-box1708
glass-case1734
deed-box1834
livebox1834
pipe box1834
rose box1863
specimen-box1897
Bible-box1904
message box1976
1834 C. Dickens Street Sketches in Morning Chron. 10 Oct. 3 Lounging about on round tubs, and pipe-boxes.
1937 Beyond New Eng. Thresholds 33 Besides the housewife's utensils, there is a pipe box for the man of the house, and some ember tongs to light his tobacco.
1968 Canad. Antiques Collector July 24/1 Many of the household boxes, such as salt, pipe and wall boxes, were made of pine.
2001 Daily Oklahoman (Nexis) 20 Nov. i1 The intimate process of smoking, the smells of the pipe box or even the controversial second-hand smoke, is a strong memory prod.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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