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box·er 1
(bŏk′sər)n.
1. Sports One who fights with the fists as a sport.
2. boxers Boxer shorts.
box·er 2
(bŏk′sər)n.
One that packs items in boxes.
box·er 3
(bŏk′sər)n.
A medium-sized, short-haired dog of a breed developed in Germany, having a brownish coat and a short, square-jawed muzzle.
[German, from English boxer (from its pugnacious nature).]
Box·er
(bŏk′sər)n.
A member of a secret society in China that unsuccessfully attempted in 1900 to drive foreigners from the country by violence and force Chinese Christians to renounce their religion.
[Approximate translation of Chinese (Mandarin) (yìhé) quán, (righteous harmonious) fists, name of a secret political organization.]
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Boxers
A Chinese nationalist secret society which unsuccessfully attempted rebellion to overthrow foreign interests 1900–1.
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