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Boxing Day

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Box·ing Day  (bksng)
n.
The first weekday after Christmas, celebrated as a holiday in parts of the British Commonwealth, when Christmas gifts are traditionally given to service workers.

Boxing Day
n
Brit the first day (traditionally and strictly, the first weekday) after Christmas, observed as a holiday
[from the custom of giving Christmas boxes to tradesmen and staff on this day]
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Noun1.Boxing DayBoxing Day - first weekday after Christmas        
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Noel, Yule, Yuletide - period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official business
Translations
Boxing Day n (Brit) il primo giorno infrasettimanale dopo NataleSanto Stefano
Boxing Day n (Brit) il primo giorno infrasettimanale dopo NataleSanto Stefano


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On the evening of Boxing Day Philip sat in the dining-room with his uncle.
From this standpoint the drama may be said to have begun when the front doors of the house with the stable opened on the garden with the monkey tree, and a young girl came out with bread to feed the birds on the afternoon of Boxing Day.
 
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