"boxable" meaning in English

See boxable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: box + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|box|able}} box + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} boxable (not comparable)
  1. Capable of, or suitable for, placing in a box. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-boxable-en-adj-ZbSHIyjj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

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          "ref": "1922, Great Britain. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, The Journal of the Ministry of Agriculture: Volume 29",
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