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base box

noun

  1. a unit used in the sale of tin plate, equal to the total area of 112 sheets each measuring 14 by 20 inches (35 by 50 centimeters), or 31,360 sq. in. (196,000 sq. cm).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of base box1

First recorded in 1920–25

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