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box your ears

A Threat of Violence To { child or youth ]
because of a minor infraction.
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'boxing the ears' was accomplished by repeatedly slapping one or both sides of one's head with an 'open-hand'.

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Submitted by WerterBuch on November 08, 2013

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tapa tus oídos

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