boxboard

[ boks-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

1. cardboard used for making cartons.

boxboard

/ ˈbɒksˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a tough paperboard made from wood and wastepaper pulp: used for making boxes, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of boxboard¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; box ¹ + board

Example Sentences

“The cores in the middle of toilet paper rolls are technically boxboard materials, paper-based, recyclable,” Mr. Dunbar said.

From New York Times

Schoo was the founder and president of a boxboard manufacturing company in Springfield, Massachusetts.

From Golf Digest

Cascades will, however, continue to supply boxboard to Dopaco, through a five-year supply agreement.

From Reuters

The company will, however, continue to supply boxboard to Dopaco, through a five-year supply agreement.

From Reuters

Significantly the one clear space in the house is around his easel, lit by a powerful electric lamp with triple reflectors, where he paints every day from 4 p.m. until after midnight with an old boxboard for a palette, sometimes knocking off two or three versions of a subject in a single session.

From Time Magazine Archive