rose boxn.¹

Brit.

/ˈrəʊz bɒks/, U.S.

/ˈroʊz ˌbɑks/

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

Etymology: < rose n.¹ + box n.²With use in sense 2 perhaps compare rose n.¹ 9e.

1. A box for holding roses.

ΘΚΠ

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

1863 S. R. Hole in Gardeners' Ann. 5 Rose-boxes and tubes are ordered from London.

1893 A. Webster Portraits 82 My simple peasant girl, my nature's grace, One with the others; my wood violet Stuck in a formal rose-box at a show.

1915 Jrnl. Animal Behavior 5 152 A long rose box, about three feet in length was procured from a florist.

2008 N.Y. Observer (Nexis) 21 Oct. Dunievitz collected drawings; Peggy thought the family had around 50. Stored in the garage, packed in rose boxes and placed on top of the fridge, there were almost three times as many.

2. Nautical. A strainer fitted to the end of the suction pipe of a bilge pump.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > filters or strainers for pumps, pipes, etc.

mud-box1860

rose box1872

strum1894

1872 Trans. Inst. Naval Architects 13 109 The use of copper or lead suction-pipes and rose-boxes to the ships' pumps.

1923 Man. Seamanship (Admiralty) II. xviii. 305 Gear Boxes... Suction and delivery hoses with bends and rose boxes.

1972 L. M. Harris Introd. Deepwater Floating Drilling Operations App. B 238 Bilge drainage should be checked... The rose boxes and strainer plates are clear, clean and sound.

2006 Code of Safety for Fishermen & Fishing Vessels 2005 (Internat. Maritime Organization) ii. i. 24 Rose boxes and suction strainers of bilge pumps should always be kept clean.

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

rose boxn.²

Brit.

/ˈrəʊz bɒks/, U.S.

/ˈroʊz ˌbɑks/

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

Etymology: < rose n.¹ + box n.¹

Now rare.

Any of various cotoneasters (genus Cotoneaster). Frequently with distinguishing word.

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1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 118/1 Rose-Box, the genus Cotoneaster.

1916 S. F. Hamblin Bk. Garden Plans 26 Prostrate Rose-box... Cotoneaster horizontalis.

1921 A. D. Taylor & G. D. Cooper Compl. Garden 327 (table) Cotoneaster frigida. Rose Box.

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

单词	rose box
释义	rose boxn.¹ Brit. /ˈrəʊz bɒks/, U.S. /ˈroʊz ˌbɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rose n.¹, box n.² Etymology: < rose n.¹ + box n.²With use in sense 2 perhaps compare rose n.¹ 9e. 1. A box for holding roses. ΘΚΠ 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 1863 S. R. Hole in Gardeners' Ann. 5 Rose-boxes and tubes are ordered from London. 1893 A. Webster Portraits 82 My simple peasant girl, my nature's grace, One with the others; my wood violet Stuck in a formal rose-box at a show. 1915 Jrnl. Animal Behavior 5 152 A long rose box, about three feet in length was procured from a florist. 2008 N.Y. Observer (Nexis) 21 Oct. Dunievitz collected drawings; Peggy thought the family had around 50. Stored in the garage, packed in rose boxes and placed on top of the fridge, there were almost three times as many. 2. Nautical. A strainer fitted to the end of the suction pipe of a bilge pump. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > filters or strainers for pumps, pipes, etc. mud-box1860 rose box1872 strum1894 1872 Trans. Inst. Naval Architects 13 109 The use of copper or lead suction-pipes and rose-boxes to the ships' pumps. 1923 Man. Seamanship (Admiralty) II. xviii. 305 Gear Boxes... Suction and delivery hoses with bends and rose boxes. 1972 L. M. Harris Introd. Deepwater Floating Drilling Operations App. B 238 Bilge drainage should be checked... The rose boxes and strainer plates are clear, clean and sound. 2006 Code of Safety for Fishermen & Fishing Vessels 2005 (Internat. Maritime Organization) ii. i. 24 Rose boxes and suction strainers of bilge pumps should always be kept clean. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rose boxn.² Brit. /ˈrəʊz bɒks/, U.S. /ˈroʊz ˌbɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rose n.¹, box n.¹ Etymology: < rose n.¹ + box n.¹ Now rare. Any of various cotoneasters (genus Cotoneaster). Frequently with distinguishing word. ΚΠ 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 118/1 Rose-Box, the genus Cotoneaster. 1916 S. F. Hamblin Bk. Garden Plans 26 Prostrate Rose-box... Cotoneaster horizontalis. 1921 A. D. Taylor & G. D. Cooper Compl. Garden 327 (table) Cotoneaster frigida. Rose Box. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1863n.²1884
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