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dealing box

noun

Definition of dealing box

: a case that holds a deck of playing cards so that they may be dealt one by one

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 Qualcomm’s chip deals boxed out competitors An obvious question is how Qualcomm maintained its stranglehold over the supply of modem chips. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "How Qualcomm shook down the cell phone industry for almost 20 years," 30 May 2019

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First Known Use of dealing box

1897, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dealing box was in 1897

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