touch boxn.

Brit.

/ˈtʌtʃ bɒks/, U.S.

/ˈtətʃ ˌbɑks/

Forms: see touch n. and box n.²

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

Etymology: < touch n. + box n.² With sense 1, compare touch n. 15, and also earlier touch-powder n.

1. A small box used to hold priming-powder for a musket or similar early firearm. Cf. touch-powder n. Chiefly historical after 18th cent.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > priming-box

touch box?a1549

priming horna1625

priming box1642

?a1549 Inventory Henry VIII (1998) I. 103 Flaxes and towche boxes of iche.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. 34 To haue his touchboxe fastened by the string..and to prime his peece with touch-powder.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiv. 68 A Horne is his touch-box.

1660 Act 12 Charles II c. 4 Rates in Statutes of Realm (1963) V. 185 Touch boxes of Iron or other mettall guilt, the dozen..j łi.

1761 A. Wardall Let. 25 Oct. in Whitehall Evening-post 21–24 Nov. Small arms, Cutlasses, Touch-Boxes, and Hatchets.

1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 17/1 The musketeer was so encumbered with his unwieldy weapon, his rest, his powder-flask, his touch-box,..that it was long doubted whether the bow was not a preferable weapon.

1902 C. H. Firth Cromwell's Army iv. 81 A fine powder for priming..in what was termed a touch-box or primer, and a coarser powder for loading..in his flask.

1994 G. Williams Dict. Sexual Lang. in Shakespearean & Stuart Lit. III. 1409 The touch-box contains the musket's priming powder.

2. A box containing tactile materials, usually with an opening for the hand so that items inside can be identified by touch alone, used esp. as an educational tool to promote investigation and analysis in young children.

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1966 Washington Post 1 Sept. c5/1 Sense Boxes..can be used as a game to help children build up their powers of observation and language use... For the Touch Box: cotton, a stone, piece of smooth glass, sandpaper.

1988 N.Y. Times 2 June c10/5 Activities include playing with ‘touch boxes’ and..participating in an exhibit about sounds and rhythm.

1992 Elem. School Jrnl. 92 484/2 Using the touch box, each child will take turns reaching inside the box to find objects.

2004 J. Larson Bringing Myst. Alive for Children & Young Adults vi. 80 Touch boxes help young children develop and improve problem-solving skills.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	touch box
释义	touch boxn. Brit. /ˈtʌtʃ bɒks/, U.S. /ˈtətʃ ˌbɑks/ Forms: see touch n. and box n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: touch n., box n.² Etymology: < touch n. + box n.² With sense 1, compare touch n. 15, and also earlier touch-powder n. 1. A small box used to hold priming-powder for a musket or similar early firearm. Cf. touch-powder n. Chiefly historical after 18th cent. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > priming-box touch box?a1549 priming horna1625 priming box1642 ?a1549 Inventory Henry VIII (1998) I. 103 Flaxes and towche boxes of iche. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. 34 To haue his touchboxe fastened by the string..and to prime his peece with touch-powder. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiv. 68 A Horne is his touch-box. 1660 Act 12 Charles II c. 4 Rates in Statutes of Realm (1963) V. 185 Touch boxes of Iron or other mettall guilt, the dozen..j łi. 1761 A. Wardall Let. 25 Oct. in Whitehall Evening-post 21–24 Nov. Small arms, Cutlasses, Touch-Boxes, and Hatchets. 1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 17/1 The musketeer was so encumbered with his unwieldy weapon, his rest, his powder-flask, his touch-box,..that it was long doubted whether the bow was not a preferable weapon. 1902 C. H. Firth Cromwell's Army iv. 81 A fine powder for priming..in what was termed a touch-box or primer, and a coarser powder for loading..in his flask. 1994 G. Williams Dict. Sexual Lang. in Shakespearean & Stuart Lit. III. 1409 The touch-box contains the musket's priming powder. 2. A box containing tactile materials, usually with an opening for the hand so that items inside can be identified by touch alone, used esp. as an educational tool to promote investigation and analysis in young children. ΚΠ 1966 Washington Post 1 Sept. c5/1 Sense Boxes..can be used as a game to help children build up their powers of observation and language use... For the Touch Box: cotton, a stone, piece of smooth glass, sandpaper. 1988 N.Y. Times 2 June c10/5 Activities include playing with ‘touch boxes’ and..participating in an exhibit about sounds and rhythm. 1992 Elem. School Jrnl. 92 484/2 Using the touch box, each child will take turns reaching inside the box to find objects. 2004 J. Larson Bringing Myst. Alive for Children & Young Adults vi. 80 Touch boxes help young children develop and improve problem-solving skills. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1549
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