box calf
noun
a chrome-tanned calfskin with square markings produced by graining.
Origin of box calf
1900–05,
Americanism; allegedly after Joseph
Box, a London bootmaker
Words nearby box calf
bowyer,
box,
box beam,
box bed,
box bolt,
box calf,
box camera,
box canyon,
box chronometer,
box coat,
box column
British Dictionary definitions for box calf
box calf
noun
black calfskin leather, tanned with chromium salts, having a pattern of fine creases formed by boarding
Word Origin for box calf
C20: named after Joseph
Box, London shoemaker