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Trucker
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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noun
1.
any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self-propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit.
2.
any of various wheeled frames used for transporting heavy objects.
3.
Also called hand truck. a barrowlike frame with low wheels, a ledge at the bottom, and handles at the top, used to move heavy luggage, packages, cartons, etc.
5.
EXPANDa tiered framework on casters.
6.
a group of two or more pairs of wheels in one frame, for supporting one end of a railroad car, locomotive, etc.
7.
Movies. a dolly on which a camera is mounted.
8.
British. a freight car having no top.
9.
a small wooden wheel, cylinder, or roller, as on certain old-style gun carriages.
10.
COLLAPSENautical. a circular or square piece of wood fixed on the head of a mast or the top of a flagstaff, usually containing small holes for signal halyards.
verb (used without object)
14.
to convey articles or goods on a truck.
15.
to drive a truck.
16.
dolly (def. 12).
adjective
17.
of, pertaining to, or for a truck or trucks: a truck drive; truck tires.
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| trucker2 (ˈtrʌkə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a market gardener |
| 2. | another word for hawker |
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Word Origin & History
truck
"to exchange, barter," early 13c., from O.N.Fr. troquer "to barter, exchange," from M.L. trocare "barter," of unknown origin. Rare before 1580. Sense of "have dealings with" is first recorded 1610s. The noun is first recorded 1550s, "act or practice of barter." Sense of "vegetables raised for market"
EXPANDis from 1784, preserved in truck farm (1866).
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