"box Harry" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: boxes Harry [present, singular, third-person], boxing Harry [participle, present], boxed Harry [participle, past], boxed Harry [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} box Harry (third-person singular simple present boxes Harry, present participle boxing Harry, simple past and past participle boxed Harry)
  1. (slang, obsolete) To go without dinner. Tags: obsolete, slang Synonyms: dine with Duke Humphrey
    Sense id: en-box_Harry-en-verb--UzsBK7q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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