"boxcars" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-boxcars.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From the resemblance of the six (“6”) on a die to a boxcar. Etymology templates: {{l|en|six|gloss=6}} six (“6”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} boxcars pl (plural only)
  1. (slang, dice games) Double six in a dice game with two dice. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Dice games, Twelve Synonyms: midnight
    Sense id: en-boxcars-en-noun-qLDMbGos Disambiguation of Twelve: 85 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 87 13 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 53 47 Topics: dice, games

Noun

Audio: En-au-boxcars.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From the resemblance of the six (“6”) on a die to a boxcar. Etymology templates: {{l|en|six|gloss=6}} six (“6”) Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} boxcars
  1. plural of boxcar Tags: form-of, plural Form of: boxcar
    Sense id: en-boxcars-en-noun-Z9cecIGz Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 53 47

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