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box nail

A nail similar to a common nail but thinner; has a long shank which may be smooth or barbed.

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box lock

A metal door lock commonly encased in a flat rectangular box, often fabricated of brass; mounted on the interior surface

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box lewis

Assembly of metal components, some or all tapered upward, inserted into a downwardflaring hole (lewis hole) cut into the tops

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box house

A house having gables on its end walls; usually two or three rooms wide and two rooms deep.

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box-head window

A window constructed so that the sashes can slide vertically up into the head or above it) to provide maximum

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box gutter

A rectangularly shaped wood gutter that is set into and partially below the lower edge of a roof; usually lined

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