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Boxing: Mixing paint by pouring from one container to another several times to ensure thorough mixing.

Boxing Day: English custom of giving Christmas boxes containing food or money to family servants and suppliers. Celebrated in Britain and Canada on December 26.

Boxing Out: A player's attempt to position his body between his opponents and the basket to get rebounds and prevent the opponents from doing so.

Enallage: (Greek, 'interchange') Intentionally misusing grammar to characterize a speaker or to create a memorable phrase. Boxing manager Joe Jacobs, for instance, became immortal with the phrase, 'We . . . View Full Definition

Tai Chi Chuan: T’ai chi chuan is an ancient Chinese martial and healing art. Most obviously characterized by the slow motion manner in which its choreographed movement patterns are carried out, t’ai chi ch . . . View Full Definition

Mummering: Starting on Boxing Day, December 26, and through the holiday period, homes in Newfoundland, Canada are visited by neighbors dressed as mummers, sometimes known as janneys, johnnies, maskers . . . View Full Definition

Taijiquan (Taaigikkyun): Ji: the ultimate The key to the term's meaning is the derivation of the central character Ji (Gik,) shown at right. It's contemporary dictionary translation is 'ultimate' or 'extremity.' Ini . . . View Full Definition