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Boxing Day

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Noun

1. boxing day

first weekday after Christmas

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Boxing Day

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noun
British
the first day (traditionally and strictly, the first weekday) after Christmas, observed as a holiday

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Boxing Day

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December 26, a legal holiday in most parts of the Commonwealth: so called from the former custom of giving gift boxes to employees, mail carriers, etc.

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Boxing Day

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n.
The first weekday after Christmas, celebrated as a holiday in parts of the British Commonwealth, when Christmas gifts are traditionally given to service workers.

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