Definition of Boxcars

1. Noun. (usually plural) an expression used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots.

Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Generic synonyms: 12, Dozen, Twelve, Xii

Definition of Boxcars

1. Noun. (plural of boxcar) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Boxcars

1. boxcar [n] - See also: boxcar

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boxcars

box turtle
box up
box white oak
box wine
box wrench
boxable
boxball
boxberries
boxberry
boxboard
boxboards
boxcar
boxcar function
boxcar functions
boxcars (current term)
boxcutter
boxcutters
boxed
boxed-in(a)
boxed in
boxed in(p)
boxed set
boxen
boxer
boxer's ear
boxer's fracture
boxer briefs
boxer shorts

Literary usage of Boxcars

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Texas Civil Appeals Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts by Texas Court of Civil Appeals (1910)
"He made efforts to flounder himself off the track; but the wheel of the leading boxcar of the two boxcars on the passing track caught him and crushed both ..."

2. The Return of the Christ by Gene Lapansie (2005)
"If you took sheep and put them in boxcars, it would take 146 railroad boxcars ... The ark had a capacity of 522 boxcars. Noah and his family had almost four ..."

3. Proceedings and Committee Reports by American Association of Railroad Superintendents (1902)
"... of boxcars, the classification should also specify to maximum size of boxcars in which such shipments may be loaded and carried at actual weight and ..."

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