call boxn.

Brit.

/ˈkɔːl bɒks/, U.S.

/ˈkɔl ˌbɑks/,

/ˈkɑl ˌbɑks/

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

Etymology: < call n. + box n.²

1. Chiefly U.S. At a post office: a private box or pigeonhole assigned to a person, organization, etc., where deliveries are kept until called for; = post office box n. (a) at post office n. Compounds 2. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > place where letters, etc., may be collected > post office or newspaper box

box1804

call box1826

post office box1836

P.O. Box1846

1826 Morning Chron. 14 Aug. A letter, addressed to Francis Eversham..was put into the call-box under the letter ‘E’.

1875 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 29 Nov. There are in all 900 call boxes, 800 lock boxes and a quantity of postoffice fixtures [for sale].

1900 Republican-Atlas (Monmouth, Illinois) 12 Jan. 2/1 Postoffice box rents took quite a raise... Call boxes were advanced to 40 cents per year, and lock boxes to 81.

1963 Sandusky (Ohio) Reg. 31 Jan. 17/2 The Middle Bass post office..[has] 30 call boxes in which island families get their mail, files, and supplies.

1983 Postal Bull. (U.S. Postal Service) 3 Mar. 27 Worksheet for Calculating Workload Service Credit for Associate Offices... Post Office Boxes/Callboxes Rented.

2. A booth or kiosk containing a telephone (or in quot. 1877, telegraph equipment) for public use; a phone box.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone booth

call box1877

telephone box1878

call office1882

call room1882

pay station1888

telephone booth1888

public telephone1889

phone box1890

telephone kiosk1890

phone booth1904

coin-box1906

box1922

kiosk1928

booth1930

phone kiosk1955

paybox1975

1877 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 17 Apr. 8/2 The District Telegraph Company has placed 60 call-boxes.

1880 Chester (Pa.) Daily Times 10 Sept. A series of telephones and call boxes will be established at frequent intervals.

1900 Daily News 1 Aug. 7/1 A licence..which enabled them [sc. the District Messenger Company] to erect call boxes in the houses of their subscribers.

1951 ‘N. Shute’ Round Bend 26 Her dad went down the road to the call-box and telephoned the police.

1991 J. Galloway Scenes from Life No. 24 in Blood (1992) 91 The call-box at the end of the street was working and I got through first try.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	call box
释义	call boxn. Brit. /ˈkɔːl bɒks/, U.S. /ˈkɔl ˌbɑks/, /ˈkɑl ˌbɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: call n., box n.² Etymology: < call n. + box n.² 1. Chiefly U.S. At a post office: a private box or pigeonhole assigned to a person, organization, etc., where deliveries are kept until called for; = post office box n. (a) at post office n. Compounds 2. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > place where letters, etc., may be collected > post office or newspaper box box1804 call box1826 post office box1836 P.O. Box1846 1826 Morning Chron. 14 Aug. A letter, addressed to Francis Eversham..was put into the call-box under the letter ‘E’. 1875 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 29 Nov. There are in all 900 call boxes, 800 lock boxes and a quantity of postoffice fixtures [for sale]. 1900 Republican-Atlas (Monmouth, Illinois) 12 Jan. 2/1 Postoffice box rents took quite a raise... Call boxes were advanced to 40 cents per year, and lock boxes to 81. 1963 Sandusky (Ohio) Reg. 31 Jan. 17/2 The Middle Bass post office..[has] 30 call boxes in which island families get their mail, files, and supplies. 1983 Postal Bull. (U.S. Postal Service) 3 Mar. 27 Worksheet for Calculating Workload Service Credit for Associate Offices... Post Office Boxes/Callboxes Rented. 2. A booth or kiosk containing a telephone (or in quot. 1877, telegraph equipment) for public use; a phone box. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone booth call box1877 telephone box1878 call office1882 call room1882 pay station1888 telephone booth1888 public telephone1889 phone box1890 telephone kiosk1890 phone booth1904 coin-box1906 box1922 kiosk1928 booth1930 phone kiosk1955 paybox1975 1877 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 17 Apr. 8/2 The District Telegraph Company has placed 60 call-boxes. 1880 Chester (Pa.) Daily Times 10 Sept. A series of telephones and call boxes will be established at frequent intervals. 1900 Daily News 1 Aug. 7/1 A licence..which enabled them [sc. the District Messenger Company] to erect call boxes in the houses of their subscribers. 1951 ‘N. Shute’ Round Bend 26 Her dad went down the road to the call-box and telephoned the police. 1991 J. Galloway Scenes from Life No. 24 in Blood (1992) 91 The call-box at the end of the street was working and I got through first try. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1826
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