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boxcars

boxcars noun: double six in a dice game with two dice. Also the plural of boxcar.

boxcars: double six in a dice game with two dice
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Noun

boxcars pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) Double six in a dice game with two dice.
    Synonyms:
    midnight

Also used as

boxcars is also the plural of boxcar.

boxcars is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of boxcar.

Synonyms of boxcars

Origin of boxcars

From the resemblance of the number six (“6”) on a die to a boxcar.

Questions about boxcars

What does boxcars mean?
Boxcars means double six in a dice game with two dice.
What part of speech is boxcars?
Boxcars is a noun.

Words near boxcars in the dictionary

  1. boxcar
  2. boxcar function
  3. boxcar functions
  4. boxcarred
  5. boxcarring
  6. boxcars
  7. boxcutter
  8. boxcutters
  9. boxe
  10. boxed
  11. boxed and coxed

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