BOXCAR


Meaning of BOXCAR in English

/boks"kahr'/ , n.

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.

adj.

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

[ 1855-60, Amer.; BOX 1 + CAR 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .