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boxcars

box·cars

US/ˈbɑˌkskɑrz/ uncommon slang

noun

1.

(usually plural) when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots the result is called `boxcars''

Origin

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

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