boxcarn.

Brit.

/ˈbɒkskɑː/, U.S.

/ˈbɑksˌkɑr/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: box n.², car n.¹

Etymology: < box n.² + car n.¹In sense 2 with reference to the two dice, side by side, supposedly resembling railway wagons.

1. North American. A large closed-in railway goods wagon.

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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > closed

boxcar1831

van1837

house car1838

side-door Pullman1887

1831 Niles' Weekly Reg. 5 Nov. 198/1 Recently a chilled box car has been constructed in such a manner as to permit the axles to vibrate.

1888 Harper's Mag. Mar. 565/2 The construction train contained box cars two and three stories high.

1898 Engin. Mag. 16 69 The Illinois Central equipment was of the standard box-car type.

1917 C. Mathewson Second Base Sloan i. 3 An hour ago they had been rudely awakened from their sleep in a box car.

2008 M. Bondurant Wettest County in World xviii. 172 After a packet of money changed hands a gritty trainman in coveralls led them to a boxcar and threw it open.

2. Originally and chiefly North American. In plural (with singular or plural agreement). In the game of craps: a throw of two sixes with a pair of dice.See note in etymology.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > throw > (throw of) specific number

ace?a1300

cinquec1386

sicec1386

sice cinquec1386

treyc1386

quernc1450

ames-acec1460

cater-trey?a1500

twoa1500

cater1519

deuce1519

quatrec1540

trey-acea1556

sice-ace1594

four1599

size-point1648

trey-deuce1680

boxcar1909

trey-point-

1909 Indianapolis Sun 13 Nov. (Home ed.) Coffroth poured out a pair of sixes (box cars).

1933 ‘N. West’ Miss Lonelyhearts (1964) 85 Play up like a gentleman and a sport... When you throw box cars, take the curtain like a dead game sport, don't squawk.

1954 Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News 13 Jan. 9/4 This lad obviously was wise to ‘fever in the south’, knew all about ‘Neenah’, and was aware of the difference between ‘snake eyes’ and ‘box cars’.

2009 V. Coren For Richer for Poorer xii. 154 It's like there's no seven on the dice. Bang—snake eyes. Bang—boxcars. Bang—little Joe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boxcar
释义	boxcarn. Brit. /ˈbɒkskɑː/, U.S. /ˈbɑksˌkɑr/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: box n.², car n.¹ Etymology: < box n.² + car n.¹In sense 2 with reference to the two dice, side by side, supposedly resembling railway wagons. 1. North American. A large closed-in railway goods wagon. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > closed boxcar1831 van1837 house car1838 side-door Pullman1887 1831 Niles' Weekly Reg. 5 Nov. 198/1 Recently a chilled box car has been constructed in such a manner as to permit the axles to vibrate. 1888 Harper's Mag. Mar. 565/2 The construction train contained box cars two and three stories high. 1898 Engin. Mag. 16 69 The Illinois Central equipment was of the standard box-car type. 1917 C. Mathewson Second Base Sloan i. 3 An hour ago they had been rudely awakened from their sleep in a box car. 2008 M. Bondurant Wettest County in World xviii. 172 After a packet of money changed hands a gritty trainman in coveralls led them to a boxcar and threw it open. 2. Originally and chiefly North American. In plural (with singular or plural agreement). In the game of craps: a throw of two sixes with a pair of dice.See note in etymology. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > throw > (throw of) specific number ace?a1300 cinquec1386 sicec1386 sice cinquec1386 treyc1386 quernc1450 ames-acec1460 cater-trey?a1500 twoa1500 cater1519 deuce1519 quatrec1540 trey-acea1556 sice-ace1594 four1599 size-point1648 trey-deuce1680 boxcar1909 trey-point- 1909 Indianapolis Sun 13 Nov. (Home ed.) Coffroth poured out a pair of sixes (box cars). 1933 ‘N. West’ Miss Lonelyhearts (1964) 85 Play up like a gentleman and a sport... When you throw box cars, take the curtain like a dead game sport, don't squawk. 1954 Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News 13 Jan. 9/4 This lad obviously was wise to ‘fever in the south’, knew all about ‘Neenah’, and was aware of the difference between ‘snake eyes’ and ‘box cars’. 2009 V. Coren For Richer for Poorer xii. 154 It's like there's no seven on the dice. Bang—snake eyes. Bang—boxcars. Bang—little Joe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1831
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