box calf

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boks kaf, kahf]
- /bɒks kæf, kɑf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boks kaf, kahf]
- /bɒks kæf, kɑf/

Definitions of box calf words

noun box calf black calfskin leather, tanned with chromium salts, having a pattern of fine creases formed by boarding 3
noun box calf tanned calf leather with square markings 3
noun box calf a chrome-tanned calfskin with square markings produced by graining. 1
noun box calf A type of chromium-tanned calfskin leather with a regular grain of rectangular lines. 0

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Origin of box calf

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900-05, Americanism; allegedly after Joseph Box, a London bootmaker

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Parts of speech for Box calf

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box calf popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

box calf usage trend in Literature

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