Boxing Day
noun
: the first weekday after Christmas observed as a legal holiday in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and marked by the giving of Christmas boxes to service workers (such as postal workers)
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1743, in the meaning defined above
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“Boxing Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Boxing%20Day. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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Boxing Day
noun
Box·ing Day
ˈbäk-siŋ-
: the first weekday after Christmas observed as a legal holiday in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and celebrated by the giving of Christmas gifts in boxes (as to postal workers)
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