Usually means: Smooth leather from young cattle.
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  1. box calf: Merriam-Webster
  2. box calf: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. box calf: Collins English Dictionary
  4. box calf: Vocabulary.com
  5. box-calf: Wordnik
  6. box-calf, box calf: Wiktionary
  7. box calf: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. box calf: Dictionary.com
  9. box calf: Rhymezone
  10. box calf: FreeDictionary.org
  11. box calf: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. box calf: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (box calf)

▸ noun:  A type of chromium-tanned calfskin leather with a regular grain of rectangular lines.

Similar:
calf, calfflesh, cowskin, bum calf, back, black cattle, buffalo-skin, killcalf, vealer, buff, more...

Opposite:
box grain, full grain, smooth leather

Types:
shoe box, cardboard box, gift box, storage box, moving box, shipping box, more...

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Similar:
calf, calfflesh, cowskin, bum calf, back, black cattle, buffalo-skin, killcalf, vealer, buff, more...

Opposite:
box grain, full grain, smooth leather

Types:
shoe box, cardboard box, gift box, storage box, moving box, shipping box, more...



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