BOXER


Meaning of BOXER in English

/bok"seuhr/ , n.

a member of a Chinese secret society that carried on an unsuccessful uprising, 1898-1900 (Boxer Rebellion) , principally against foreigners, culminating in a siege of foreign legations in Peking that was put down by an international expeditionary force.

[ trans. of Chin yìhé juan Righteous Harmony Fist, name of the militant policy of the yìhé tuán Righteous Harmony Group ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .