TO BOX THE COMPASS

Definition: TO BOX THE COMPASS

1. (Naut.), to name the thirty-two points of the compass in their order.

Specialty Definitions: TO BOX THE COMPASS

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Slang in 1811	TO BOX THE COMPASS. To say or repeat the mariner's compass, not only backwards or forwards, but also to be able to answer any and all questions respecting its divisions. SEA TERM. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: TO BOX THE COMPASS

Language		Translations for "TO BOX THE COMPASS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Hungarian		visszatér kiindulási pontjához. (various references)

Pig Latin		otay oxbay ethay ompasscay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: TO BOX THE COMPASS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-h-m-o-o-o-p-s-s-t-t-x"
	-5 letters: matchboxes, osteopaths, phototaxes, statoscope.
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Alternative Orthography: TO BOX THE COMPASS

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

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Language	Coverage	Language Translations
Hungarian	szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás	magyar
English	Dictionary, Definition, Translation	angol