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Encyclopedia > Glove box

A glove compartment is a compartment built into the dashboard on the passenger's side of an automobile, often used for miscellaneous storage. The original use of this compartment was to store gloves; hence the name. For the software known as dashboard, see Apple Dashboard The dashboard controls indicate the speed of a car. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... A glove (Middle English from Old English glof) is a type of garment which covers the hand. ...


In the United Kingdom it is frequently called a glovebox (never a map case).


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In one form of Greek boxing, the two combatants simply sat on stones facing and pounded away at one another until one of them was knocked out.
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It doesn't mean that boxing will take away fear completely, but will teach you to live and function well within that fear.
Boxing is a superior workout along with developing an invaluable skill.
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