Mine a-se on a bandbox; an answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is proffered, like offering a bandbox for a seat.
·noun A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding ruffs (the bands of t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
An answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is wanted, just as a band...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose