Boxcars

/ˈbɑksˌkɑrz/ noun

Railway cars with an enclosed rectangular cargo space for shipping goods; also, the dice roll of two sixes in craps.

From 'box' (the enclosed shape) and 'car' (railway car). The term emerged in the 1800s. The dice meaning (two sixes = 12) comes from their appearance resembling boxcar wheels.

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