ˈdriving-box
1. The box on which the driver of a carriage sits.
| 1794 W. Felton Carriages (1801) I. 149 The driving-box..fitted to the half top of the seat of a chaise. 1837 Dickens Pickw. xiv, A couple of driving-boxes, two or three whips, and as many travelling-shawls. |
2. The journal-box of a driving-axle.
| 1874 Knight Dict. Mech., Driving-axle, the axle of a driving-wheel; the bearing portion rests in the driving-box. The weight of that portion of the engine is supported by a driving-spring upon the box. |