Meaning
A person's turn and payout in a 'pardner' savings scheme — the whole pot collected when your 'hand' comes up. To 'throw a box-hand' is to take part by paying in; to 'draw your box-hand' is to receive your lump sum. Also used for the scheme itself. It is how many Jamaicans fund big expenses — school fees, a fridge, a plane ticket.
Examples
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Mi box-hand draw dis month, mi a buy a fridge.
My savings-club payout comes this month; I'm buying a fridge.
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She use her box-hand fi pay di school fee.
She used her savings-club payout to pay the school fees.
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Mi a throw two box-hand inna di pardner.
I'm paying two shares into the savings club.
Origin
From 'box' (the collective pot/kitty) + 'hand' (each member's share); part of the pardner system. See [[pardner]], [[susu]].
How it’s used
Your turn/payout (or share) in a pardner savings scheme. See [[pardner]], [[susu]].