boxcar

[ boks-kahr ]

noun
  1. Railroads. a completely enclosed freight car.

  2. boxcars, a pair of sixes on the first throw of the dice in the game of craps.

adjective
  1. Informal. extremely or disproportionately large: The business had boxcar profits during its first year.

Origin of boxcar

1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; box1 + car1

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British Dictionary definitions for boxcar

boxcar

/ (ˈbɒksˌkɑː) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian a closed railway freight van

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