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/mɪsˈbɒks/
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/ˈmɪsbɒks/
Verb
To put in the wrong box.
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New protection for the film itself with cartridges that thread automatically, are permanently labeled, never miswound or misboxed.
You may want to address the issue of "misboxing" with your cleaner, but be respectful about it and just pose the question.
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To make matters worse we didn't get an order the rest of the hour so, I some how managed to misbox the only three orders in an hour.
To sort (mail) incorrectly.
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On the nineteenth of this month the letter was misboxed to you and failing to see the error you took it out and delivered it at 1892 Maxwell avenue, without any inquiry.
In the one exception referred to he misboxed one card out of a total of 727.
Our mail may be misboxed, misplaced, mishandled or just plain missing.
Noun
An instance of missorting a piece of mail.
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Since the guide program was placed in operation on operation 3, 4, and 6, beginning Monday, January 18, and Monday , January 25, 1960 , 'misboxes' have increased considerably and yet this condition is not reflected in your verification reports.