The first week day after Christmas, a legal holiday on which Christmas boxes are given to postmen, errand boys, employees, etc. The night of this day is boxing night.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "boxing day" 27 May 2011. Web. 25 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/boxing_day/definitions/1981990> |